I've been thinking about tomorrow. Not Friday but the future. Up until a few years ago I did not pay much attention to politics, in fact, there were years that I didn't vote. This was not so much because I believed it was not worthwhile but that there were no candidates I liked.
I need to mention that if you have this same mentality, to not vote for one reason or another, you do not have a voice for complaint, or the right. Voting is where we voice our opinions. Voting is the one mechanism Christians have to make change in government. Our government has been setup by God for His purposes. We have a legal means to make changes and voting is that means.
Another area I've not had a solid grasp on is my party affiliation. I have always voted Republican and usually straight party. I really did not know why I voted Republican but I did. I have to admit that there was a time, a short time, that I thought the Democratic Party was the devil's own. I think much differently now. There is no party or form of government that will bring the peace we seek in our lives until Jesus Christ returns and begins His reign. Period. There are good and bad on both sides of the aisle.
Now I weigh the people and cast my vote based on who has the best ideas for the people and not simply power for themselves. This has led me to vote for some Democrats. But my heart belongs to the ideals of the Republican Party. Less government is much better, less government spending is much better, fewer social programs, and a strong military. But, I will reiterate, those who have the best ideas get my vote.
As for me, the current administration is out of control and needs to be removed come November. Not one of their high priced ideas has benefited the common people and will be much more damaging to future generations as the cost of their socialistic programs continues to rise and they're not done yet! I wonder where they think the money comes from?
Let's look at healthcare. Having worked in a hospital environment it's not legal for them to turn away anyone, regardless of income, today. People can see the doctor if they need to see the doctor. Perhaps they would not come in for some of the frivolous things we who have private insurance do but they still have access. No one is stopping them.
Another thing that troubles me is this administration's push for environmental Cap and Trade. Global warming is a dead duck, never was more than a political puppet and yet our leaders are trying to push into legislation environmental things that will only damage the people further.
One thing that is clear is this administration's desire to "spread the wealth." Number one this is not a biblical practice. In Acts we see people selling property to help a needy family or person but this was in no way "spreading the wealth." This was a means of saying, "I have extra and you need help. Let me help you." Helping people is what God wants us to do but His word is very clear, "If a man won't work he shouldn't eat." Look in the book of Proverbs. It is littered with sayings about the lazy and the diligent. The lazy will suffer want and the diligent will prosper. Where is "spreading the wealth" a good thing? Communism should have showed us that it doesn't work. How is it fair for perfectly healthy humans to sit around while other hard working Americans pay their way? It's not! The wealthy have earned their way (for the most part, not all). Take Bill gates as an example. He earned his money by ingenuity and hard, diligent work. There are perfectly healthy families who have been on welfare for years and years. That is not right!
Everyone needs a helping hand at times and that is perfectly fine, just don't make hands out your career choice. And don't take what a hard working American has earned to turn around and give it to the lazy. That is wrong in every way.
Look what the socialistic mindset has done to Europe. The European Union is failing -- fast. The scary thing is that right now the United States debt to GNP is worse than the failing European nations. How much longer can this stand?
This is not a Republican vs. Democrat problem. In fact, we need to be working as a team. The problem is that we have an elitist administration that refuses to listen to those who put them there. We are on the fast track to becoming a socialist, failing nation. It's not for me to say but I've watched dominos take longer to fall than the countries around the world seem to be falling due to money issues stemming from socialistic governments.
Until we have the hindsight of history we cannot tell what will happen for certain; however, with all the money problems the world is facing, it is not farfetched for a one-world monetary system to be established. Once the money is all one, it's a small step to a small group of people controlling it, and another small step for one person to step and take control. Control the money and you control the world. There's talk out there...
Back to God. He has setup our current government for a purpose. It does not matter what that reason is, He set it up. Not only did He put it in place, He has instructed us to be praying for our leaders. We do not have to like or respect them but we must pray for them. This can be hard but it is not a choice for Christians. We must lift our leaders up to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Let's be praying, fervently for our leaders...
Obviously this is all speculation on my part and an opportunity to rant a bit, but the truth is that God is in control and as believers our reward is before us. All because of what Jesus did for us on the cross. It's time to look to our Maker and Redeemer and lift up our leaders. It's time to stop whining about "who's in charge" and vote! Voting: Our legal, Christ-like revolution of change.
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