Recently, The Lord reminded me to look for, The Old Paths, that Jeremiah speaks of in Jeremiah 6:16. When we ask for the old paths and walk therein, we shall find rest for our souls. But in Jeremiah they refused to do what they were told. They were given Divine advice, but refused it.
All civilizations have crumbled without Christ, and  so too will America. People have turned their backs on Christ and The Scriptures. Many churches preach a watered down gospel, a cheap greasy grace.
The Grace which Christ offers is anything but cheap. The reason it is getting by is the people are not where they should be with The Lord or The Scriptures. That means many are not really saved and had the miracle of the new birth experience. They were told just ask The Lord in and that is that. But, sadly, that is not how The Holy Spirit works. This is why so many false teachers have crept in unaware, as The Scripture says in Jude verse 4.
The ground must be turned for the Seed to grow, it must be worked to make sure the Seed, when planted, will be received, tended to and fertilizd
We are living in sad days. We, as Americans, should be on our knees every morning before we do anything else. The laughter and mirth should turn to tears. We, like Jeremiah, as a people ,should be called the weeping prophet. But sadly there are too few Americans weeping for our salvation. We need to cry out for His mercy! We need to repent, as a people, for the sins we have committed. Also for the things we haven't done that we should have done. We need to repent for kicking The Lord's prayer out of public schools. I could go on and on with a long list of sins. We have forgotten our first Love, it's that truth that has sent the world governments spiraling out of control financially and morally!