I love your enthusiasm for living life in unconventional
ways. I love that you’re so tech savvy
and creative. I love that you speak your
mind and take a stand for what you believe.
I love so many things about you.
But more than anything, I think I love your compassion the most. You have compassion on those who are not only
different from you, but those who are looked down on by people who fear them
because they are different. You have
learned to love well.
You take the time to look for answers and you give ear to
many. But I have one request of you:
also give ear to the older generation of Christians you disagree with.
This political season has been a bitter one and we are all
weary from the daily bombardment of news and opinions all around. A choice has been made in this country and it
was reached fairly. Donald Trump is our
President-Elect.
It’s obvious not only working class Americans put him in
office, but Evangelicals also played a huge part. And I am one of those Evangelicals.
Like many, I was excited about the outcome of this
Presidential election. I knew it
wouldn’t go over well with the other side.
I knew they would do exactly what they accused us of doing if the results
went the other way. I knew there would be
those who would protest and riot.
Having said all of that, I look at your conversations on social
media and see that you seem to be more engaged in sympathies for the
progressive agenda that lost in this election than for the thankfulness of the
results by your fellow believers. You
fault the older generations of Christians for “choosing the lesser of two
evils”. And while that is one way to
look at it, I ask you to also look at the political party platforms and see
which lines up closer to scripture.
Don’t pay attention so much to the candidates and their personalities
and what they always said or did…..for they are both severely flawed just as
you and I. Also look at the policies introduced and consider how they impact
our freedoms in this country as Christians. We have rights just like everyone
else and our freedoms are under attack.
It would take hours to go over specifics on the issues from
this campaign. But it only takes a moment
to remind you of what you already know: God is in control. Apparently, Donald
Trump is the person He wanted to serve as the next President of the United
States. Look for the good in Him. Give him your ear and give him a chance.
Give ear to the older generations of believers who have
watched the progressive movement in this country first take God out of the
public schools and then go to great lengths to silence Christians and force
social justice instead of justice for one and for all.
God’s Word instructs us to seek Godly wisdom. Allow Him to
speak to you through prayer, scripture, and believers who have been walking in
relationship with Him for longer than you have been alive.
Most importantly, pray for our nation, pray for all of those
in political office, and pray for the Church, the Bride of Christ. I would
argue that we have the most important role to play in this nation as we seek to
advance the gospel and reach a lost and dying world with the love of Christ,
beginning here in the United States.
May God Bless America.

3 comments:
I shudder at your ignorance that you want a sociopath in charge of your country in the name of Christianity. This is one of the reasons I am leaving Christianity. I want no part of your God who would put evil in charge of innocents.
I really preferred the 8 years where God was in control and put Obama in charge.
Anonymous at 8:31 pm....
I can appreciate your comment. God is definitely in control regardless of who is in the Presidency. We should pray for our President whether we voted for them or not, and I certainly prayed for Obama. I just didn't agree with his policies.
Anonymous at 8:29 pm...
I do not consider myself ignorant in the least. I know what I believe and why I believe it and I know in whom I believe...Jesus Christ. Also, I do not consider Donald Trump a sociopath....he's just not interested in being politically correct....and neither am I.
I'm sorry to hear that you are leaving Christianity. Our God is a good god...we just live in a fallen world. Because of sin, we are forced to live with consequences from our own actions as well as that our nation. You made reference in your comment to "your country". I'm curious....what country are you from?
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