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.

Two Different Issues

The topic is Abortion.

If a woman is going to die and it is a matter of saving the Mother or saving her unborn child, is it really an abortion if the child has to die to save the mother? If there truly is no other choice? In that case, who should live? That is an issue that should be dealt with based on the individual circumstance. I'm not saying to end the life is the right or wrong thing to do, but it should be prayed about and each circumstance is different. But that really isn't the issue here.

To the average person in America - an abortion is given to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. To kill an unwanted child. If there are complications, those should be dealt with differently - whether it is an ectopic pregnancy or a labor and delivery issue that puts the mother in danger, those are cases that should be left up to the people involved and God. One person has to die no matter what.

This is why it bothers me that abortion is being thrown into the same category as that. A woman shouldn't be forced to die to save a child (although, some could argue that it would be the right thing to do). But in every other aspect, a woman should have NO choice whatsoever in whether or not her child lives if she herself is perfectly healthy. That is murder. Right now in our state we are trying to get abortion (as used for birth control) banned, and there are still tons of people who are against that. Why? Why would a person choose to kill a child? There is absolutely no good reason for it. It all comes down to pride. Not wanting to carry a child that you do not want. There is always adoption!

Yet another reason why God said sex should be between a committed husband and wife only. God planned it that way for a reason - so stuff like this would not occur.

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LIFE is precious!

My Views on Abortion:

I can't understand how a person could think of abortion as anything less than murder.

At what point does life become life? It has to be at conception, it IS at conception. There is no other way around it. Once a child is conceived, that is a LIFE you are dealing with, not a choice.

That is not a matter of opinion, that is a fact. This is a matter of sin! God has clearly stated that each life has a purpose.

Jer 1:5 "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my spokesman to the world."

I mean, what? Did you think God was kidding when he said such a thing?? God knew us! He's always known us. He created us in our mother's womb, each one of us.

I'm curious to see just how a person might try and twist that scripture or change its meaning in order to suit their own opinions. There is absolutely no getting around this! This is one "issue" that I can't even believe is an "issue" to begin with. To abort a baby is to cause it to die (that is the definition of abortion) - by causing a baby to die, you are murdering them. It is a sin to murder, I don't think anyone would argue with me there. So what makes it right to murder a child who hasn't shown its face in the outside world yet? A baby is the same inside the womb and outside of the womb - a new, living, growing person.

Even if that verse didn't exist, what makes it right for a woman to have a choice in whether her child should live or not? Seriously! It seems like such a NO brainer! Abortion is absolutely disgusting and it makes me sick to my stomach to know that people actually support such a thing. It is the one "issue" that decides who I vote for. I don't care about any of the other issues, as long as a person is pro-life, they are worth voting for. Even if they ruined our country, at least they wouldn't be supporters of murdering children.

Each child that is formed was meant to be there! No child is an "accident". How completely selfish, foolish, and heartless of a person to think such a thing. If you really don't want the child, if you were raped, if the child has a disease, even if the child is going to die...there is no excuse for taking the child's life. There are no excuses for killing children for the sake of inconvenience. Even if the child is sick or if the Dr. tells you "The baby will die before it is born." Let it happen. Don't take matters into your own hands. No matter what the odds are, neither you or your Dr. know what the outcome will be. What if that child lives?

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