Encouragement

A few days ago an election was held and a man was elected to the highest job in our country.

I did not vote for him, because I did not have confidence in him to be the best person for that job.



His history, up bringing, religion, and current views are all completely contradictory to my own.



Please keep in mind that I do not care what color / pigment of skin this man is. That has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with my preference. I would not care if he was white, black, red, brown, yellow, grey, purple, pink, orange, checkered or striped. But I do care about how that person thinks, their opinions about how to run this country, their definition of life, their dedication and respect for the United States of America and the Flag that stands to remind us of our liberty and freedom.



At first I was shocked, and then saddened by the results of this election. Because of his differing views and opinions I am concerned that the choices and decisions he makes could be very bad.



Many people wonder how could this happen. How could a man known to have no respect for our country's flag get elected to the highest position in the land ? Some people have been angry, some fearful, some absolutely dreading what might come of this situation.



I will admit a few of these thoughts went through my mind. Then I turned to the One who has all the answers. The One who truly loves us MORE than LIFE itself. I prayed to Jesus and asked Him to help me.



Here are some of the things that God has reminded me of since then.

God is STILL on the throne.

Jesus STILL loves me.

I am STILL saved by Jesus Christ.

I STILL have a home in heaven.

God is STILL able to do anything,

BUT God has STILL given all of us the gift of choice, the freedom of will.

God STILL will NOT force anyone to do anything.

(it is up to each person to choose to accept Jesus as their personal Savior)

(we all have the freedom to make all our choices here on earth)





I was reminded that I should STILL pray for the person who was recently elected.

Hopefully, one day he will accept Jesus as his personal savior. And even if he never does, we should still pray that God will lead him to make the right decisions and put people in his cabinet and in his life that will encourage him to make good decisions.