Many of you know I get fired up when it comes to politics and religion, but as the election draws near I want to make a plea for those registered voters who are reading this blog. I am very aware that my husband is in ministry therefore I will not say either way who we are planning on voting for. I feeel it is very necessary for people of faith to know what they believe and why they believe it and where it falls in line with the candidates of this upcoming election.
Politics and religion are "touchy" subjects when it comes to many people. There are many issues (abortion & homosexuality) at stake this year that have been pushed aside for more "important" issues. Funny how God has already shown us examples of people in the Bible with the same problems thousands of years ago, He even gave us His instruction book to tell us what to do.Our country was founded on "religion". Is it our job to freely give the government our money to fund projects stemmed from bad decisions made by some Americans? Many of these "moral" issues have taken a back seat to the name calling and negative campaign ads. Many americans have abandoned their "morals" and have decided they are on their own, whatever decisions they make are theirs to make and if it was a bad decision someone will come along and bail them out. Basically the attitude of I'm responsible enough to make the decision but not responsible to deal with it if things don't go my way. I hear all the time that "the government owes me"? But why? In reality we should all be saying I owe my life to the one who created me and thanking those who came before me who gave their lives.
I want to know what each candidate believes so that I can make a very well informed decision. Many registered voters I feel will vote this election out of ignorance and I ask that not be the case with you. I ask that you really do your research and dig to find out what each candidate for this presidency believes, stands upon and has supported in the past. There are so many places to find information, TV, internet, books, that there simply is no reason for people not to know what each believes. I will not let the media, celebrities or my family dictate who I should vote for. My ONE vote counts just the same as the VP of NBC, Bill Gates, the garbage truck driver, Brad Pitt or the McDonalds worker. It's sad to me that we have been given this right and so many people don't feel it is important enough for them to take it seriously! Don't be swayed by smooth talkers who will promise you the moon and never plan on following through, actions speak louder than words and voting records do the same.
Whoever is voted into the White House this November will certainly make a change, good or bad and it will affect all of us for years to come. I ask that you realize that your actions today will affect our children and grandchildren and so on, even if something doesn't pertain to us now, it may pertain to someone we love in the future.
I made the decision to follow Christ many years ago and I have been called as a believer to stand on God's word. He has given us the Bible as an instruction manual for our lives. Everything we need to know is in His book. He has promised that He will never leave us and He is always in control no matter how crazy our lives seem to be. He created us, He loves us and He died for us. If you are a fellow believer I challenge you to look at the candidates and see where they fall in line according to God's word. We won't always agree with everything a candidate says, on the other hand we can make an informed decision and vote against another candidate and what they are trying to accomplish.
