{"id":524,"date":"2014-12-12T13:13:35","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T21:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=524"},"modified":"2014-12-12T13:13:47","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T21:13:47","slug":"flee-the-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=524","title":{"rendered":"Flee The Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flee The Cities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As I walk through this world.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder at all there is to see.<\/p>\n<p>Such beauty is a real thrill.<\/p>\n<p>But, the evil should not be.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are loving people in the cities.<\/p>\n<p>But, the evil &amp; violence knows no end.<\/p>\n<p>The loving folk suffer; it\u2019s a pity.<\/p>\n<p>It is much better at a country inn..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Folk there are mostly kind and loving.<\/p>\n<p>A strong upbringing is sweet as honey.<\/p>\n<p>Cuts down on all the fighting &amp; shoving.<\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t worry so much about money.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Religion often plays a major part.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Bible belt\u2019 is named for a reason.<\/p>\n<p>Keeps families together, not torn apart.<\/p>\n<p>All good things come in due season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the forests and fields of the land<\/p>\n<p>God is close in all the nature around.<\/p>\n<p>From the dust of earth He formed a man.<\/p>\n<p>It is good to be close to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cement, blacktops, &amp; buildings; not so.<\/p>\n<p>The cities are lacking in this way.<\/p>\n<p>Where God is scarce, evil does go.<\/p>\n<p>Get out of the cities today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Move to the country &amp; plant a garden.<\/p>\n<p>Food will become scarce before too long.<\/p>\n<p>Food is a good thing with which to bargain.<\/p>\n<p>Live like a king while city folk go wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>City folk will kill &amp; steal for food.<\/p>\n<p>When there is none to be had.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds to us like it\u2019s pretty crude.<\/p>\n<p>But, \u00a0when you\u2019re starving, it is sad.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We all need guidance during this time.<\/p>\n<p>The Bible is the best guide to have.<\/p>\n<p>The treasures there are a real gold mine.<\/p>\n<p>God\u2019s promises are a soothing salve.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So flee the cities while you can.<\/p>\n<p>Let the Holy Spirit be your guide.<\/p>\n<p>God will help any woman or man.<\/p>\n<p>He won\u2019t lead you on a wild ride.&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;R. W. Johnson&#8212;&#8211;(2013)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flee The Cities As I walk through this world. I wonder at all there is to see. Such beauty is a real thrill. But, the evil should not be. &nbsp; There are loving people in the cities. But, the evil &amp; violence knows no end. The loving folk suffer; it\u2019s a pity. It is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=524\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Flee The Cities<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-lessons","category-religious"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=524"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":526,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524\/revisions\/526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}