Talking Politics

I can't believe I'm about to go here, but let's talk politics. I'm not going to "endorse" any particular candidate or party. That is not what is on my heart today. What concerns me in watching the news, conventions, facebook posts, etc. is the venomous speech and the extreme loyalty to one man. Especially from those I know are professing Christians. I watch as friends who are in ministry share their feelings on the issues. Many of these posts are lacking in any love. Many are lacking in education on the very issues they are arguing. Again, please hear my heart on this matter. 

As Christians, we need to be extremely careful in where we place our loyalties and our faith. If our faith is placed solely in our government or in a particular political party, we run the risk of removing our loyalty and faith in God. If we feel our lives will be better or worse based on who wins an election, then we are forgetting the true source of everything in our lives. I'm not saying we should not be informed or aware of what is going on in our country. Yet it seems so many people become consumed, infuriated, and angry around election time. The greatest weapon of satan is the weapon of division. At no other time (outside of Sunday morning) is it quite as evident as in an election year. All you have to do is turn on the news and see the people standing across from each other yelling over police who are in place as a dividing line between the "sides" of an issue. 

My suggestion to each person when deciding how to vote (if you are voting) is to examine what issues would be closest to the heart of God. Does either candidate perfectly align with a Godly platform? No, neither do. I know friends who have said they would vote for Romney if he wasn't a Mormon and friends who say they can't vote for Obama based on his stance on marriage and abortion. Each of us need to examine our own hearts and ask WHY we feel led to vote for a certain candidate. Is it because of a party or a racial loyalty? Is it because it's how people expect us to vote or simply because it's the way we voted in the last election? Our decision in this (and all things) should all come back to scriptures. Do you trust in God's economy or the one resulting from the decisions of man? 

I would challenge everyone to do your research and search your hearts before November. Please know I'm not saying any of this to encourage anyone one way or another, but to simply take the time to truly seek God before seeking popular opinion (whichever side you find popular)

"Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods." Psalm 40:4