Obama, Abortion, and God's Sovereignty

Pro 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

Our New President:

It is final, Barack Obama has been elected as our new President. The election has finally ended. I am grateful that it is over, but I have to admit I'm not the happiest I've ever been. I don't agree with many things that Barack Obama stands for, and it does concern me that he is the one who is going to be making many decisions that are not biblical, but I don't want to disrespect his authority as President. God has granted him with this job for a purpose - whether he uses Obama to save the country or completely destroy it, only God can know what our future holds and that is who I put my hope in.

This leads me back to the topic of biblical submission. We are called to submit to our authorities (Titus 3) and Christians, please do not mock, scoff, disrespect, slander, or dishonor our new President. We may not all agree with him, but being that God placed him in our authority it is our duty to obey the Lord's command by submitting to our authorities, no matter who they may be. Showing disrespect towards Obama is not Christ-like and that is a Christian's ultimate goal - to become more like Christ by honoring God. Jesus Christ absolutely would not poke fun at Obama - he would rebuke him if he sinned for the sake of convicting him. He would proclaim the truth to Obama, but he would not slander him. What you do and say should reflect that which is good, perfect, and holy. No matter how much you may dislike this man, you have no right to disrespect him. If you are truly saved it means you have been transformed by the renewal of your mind, you are a new person in Christ because you have died to your sin - you are no longer held captive by it. Gal 2:20 says, "I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." How beautiful are those words - we absolutely must live them. Always be kind and only speak truth.

Initiative 11 in South Dakota:
1Ti 5:20 As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.

My heart is aching, I have been crying off and on all evening. Our state tried to oppose abortion to be used as birth control (with exceptions for incest, rape, the health and life of the mother) and people still voted against it. My mind goes directly to all of those unborn babies and the terror and pain that they go through the moment they are murdered. And for what? Is there really any good reason for it? Seriously? I can't even for one second understand why a person would be opposed to Initiative 11. I just can't wrap my mind around it. What goes on in the minds of people who would vote for such a thing? Who in their right mind can be so selfish, so cruel and heartless? It makes me sick to my stomach, my head aches, my heart is broken, I am completely dismayed. What do they do with aborted babies? Throw them in the trash? Can you even imagine how incredibly enormous a grave yard would have to be if you buried each and every baby that has been aborted? Yes, murder is a sin just like lying, stealing, coveting, dishonoring your parents, adultery, etc. The Bible makes it very clear that there must be a payment for sin and if you cannot pay for it (the wages of sin is death) there will be punishment unless you repent and put your trust in Jesus Christ (who paid for your sins, so that you would not have to be punished).

Rom 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

I know God has a plan and purpose for everything, and because I believe what he says is true, all things work together for good and ultimately this will all be for his glory, but unfortunately I am human and I do not understand why he allows things like this to carry on for so long. I feel this same way when I think about my Mom - I don't understand why she had to die so young, why she was "taken" from me when I was just 20, but God is sovereign and he is in control. In the grand scheme of things, my "need" for my Mom is not what is important - God's plan is, because the result of his plan is unimaginable and worth every heartache there is.

He had his reasons for her passing away, and I've been blessed to see that much good has come as a result of my Mom's death (the major one being my sister was saved), and I believe that as a result of these deaths through the horrific act known as abortion, ultimately God will be glorified and much good will come from it.

28 Years!

It has been 28 years since a Bush or a Clinton was not on the ticket. Isn't that amazing?

I vote for John McCain + Sarah Palin!

Woohoo!

No matter what happens though - praise be to our Lord, everything works according to his purposes :)

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Is there a point?

Pro 26:22

What dainty morsels rumors are-but they sink deep into one's heart.

It saddens me to say that a lot of what shapes our culture today is the rumors and lies we all have a part in without even knowing it. I mean think about it. There are a lot of words that you hear each day that influence the way you think about things. We are influenced by our friends, family, new people we meet, the news, movies, TV, radio, and many others.

"Did you hear about ___?" , "This candidate said _____, therefore ____". You hear it, you don't really think about what it means or if its true and before you know it, you believe what you heard. And I'm talking about everything from a person's favorite color to their views on abortion to why things work to what makes the world go round'. This is something I do every day but I've been doing more and more to make sure that it doesn't happen. No matter what the circumstance, I always want to make sure it is true before I go and continue to spread the information.

My issue today is Democrats and Republicans. They are so hateful towards each other. They are disrespectful, sarcastic, and rude and no one seems to mind. Politics is one of my absolute least favorite subjects because it seems like no matter what, when a discussion of politics comes up someone is bound to start sinning. Facts go out the door and it turns into gossip, slander, and rumors. It is very rare that I hear someone talking about why they think their candidate is best, they focus more on why the other candidate is worse. (And don't get me wrong, I am completely at fault here too!) I think there is way too much emphasis on bringing the other candidate down. We should be focusing on why our candidate is worth voting for. No matter what the circumstances may be, we should never waste our time thinking of ways to hurt each other.

I just received an e-mail from a family member whose absolute favorite pastime is gossiping and criticizing everything and everybody. This email was chock full of false information on John McCain and trying to get people to believe things like Barak Obama is a Christian and John McCain is not, blah blah blah. I can assure you that Barak Obama has just as many faults as John McCain. If I really wanted to, I could come up with a list of things to ridicule and slander him as well. My question is, what is the point? Why do people feel the need to ridicule and pass totally false accusations of people? This is why I don't like politics. They lie or get as close to lying as they can, they treat each other poorly, and it seriously makes them look like fools. I wish people and politicians could at least be honest with each other instead of having to make things up.

Granted the person who sent me the email is not a Christian but even so, what good can ever come from gossip? Our culture literally bathes in it and honestly I believe a lot of the problems we have today are a result of rumors and gossip.

So why am I writing this blog? I just want to get the message out there asking people to think before they speak.

Pro 10:19

Don't talk too much, for it fosters sin. He who holds his tongue is wise.

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