Proverbs 16:18, Sadly, one day the Silicon Valley too will Fall.

Not too long ago, I watched a documentary about the city of DETROIT. In Detroit’s heyday, it was the place where workers in a rising middle class, flocked to factories to build the cars that changed America’s way of life. It was a city of 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁.

Today's Abandoned Michigan

As I watched, I thought about the very specific Scripture that God had led me to read earlier that same day. The pages of my Bible had landed upon a chapter (Ezekiel 32) that spoke about how man disquiets himself in vain when he uses wealth, fame, power or pleasure in place of God. The Bible chapter spoke about the rise and fall of a city (Egypt), a city much like our own Detroit, Michigan back in its prime. And, look at Michigan now!

Today, God had me revisit this same chapter in Ezekiel. As I read, I thought about the place where we currently live. Suddenly, I was feeling choked up. "Lament (weep) for your current location which will soon see the same type of fall and destruction as Egypt and Detroit." I heard God's Spirit whisper to my heart.

Our rental's rose garden

In God's perfect timing, He brings the chapter to life. Today, I will spend another day packing our rental home. The thought of moving again, makes me think twice about the reason we were given 60 days notice in the first place. Our family is standing in the way of the 1.5 million dollars that will be gained by selling the home we currently rent. I think about the granddaughters who stand to inherit the money. I think about our landlords. And, I think about the neighbors adjacent to the home. In four years of reaching out with meals, time, energy and love, not one person seems to have taken the Gospel to heart.

Saddened, I decide to spend a moment in the backyard area of the home. I grab a cup of coffee and slowly walk over the rose bushes I've spent countless hours trying my best to maintain. While becoming lost in thought, a dove lands upon the fence a few feet away.

Sweet Confirmation that I'm not alone

 "Where will we go, next LORD?" I wonder. "Will anyone in this area, the Silicon Valley, ever head Your warning before it is too late?" I think. Suddenly, I feel overwhelmed. According to Your Word LORD, someday soon, those who admire the pomp and arrogance of the Silicon Valley will find themselves also pondering the ruin of it. It is only a matter of time because "Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall." (Proverbs 16:18 NKJV)

Silicon Valley today

𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒: 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑆𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑛 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑖𝑡, 𝑀𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑛. 𝐴𝑛𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟.