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Nov 6, 2008

A Sad Day for My Country

Yesterday was a sad day. I didn’t stay up on Tuesday evening to see the results of the election but I knew when I went to bed that things didn’t look promising. When I awoke in the morning and turned on the radio my fears were confirmed. Barak Obama had won the election.

Over the last few weeks my husband had talked to our six-year daughter about the candidates, who we stood for and why. When I told her on Tuesday that everyone was voting she said she hoped John McCain would win. I told her that may not happen but she told me not to worry, God would let the “good man” win.

Unfortunately that isn’t true. I explained to my daughter than Israel had many bad kings and that sometimes God gives us bad leaders to teach us or to judge us. In way though she is right. Our sovereign God does choose our leaders and we can still rest in his choice even when we suspect the outcome won’t be easy for us.

But this is still a sad time for me because our nation has chosen a leader who does not support Godly values. A man who fully supports partial-birth abortion is a candidate that no Christian should be comfortable with. I can only expect that with a liberal President and a liberal Congress our nation will slide further into ungodly practices and incur God’s judgment. That is not a place I want to be.

I am also scaried as a parent. If our nation lurches more and more toward darkness I will have to fight harder and harder to keep my children in the light. As things like “alternative lifestyles” become more acceptable I have to worry that my kids will see things at our local mall that I don’t care to explain to them at a young age. Sheltering my children from ungodly practices may become impossible.

But despite my sadness and fears, I know that God “in all things God works for the good of those who love him” (Rom 8:28). The darkness around us may grow but it will never overcome the light.

But I do hope this time will be a wake-up call for Christians. I think too many Christians today have become too comfortable with the world and it is time for us to set ourselves apart and be different. As children of God we are a holy nation – let’s start living that way and show the darkness what is light.

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-posted by Carrie  # 3:38 AM

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Thanks for the perspective. It's a strange mixture of grief and hope we're feeling right now. Grief because of earthly things, and hope because of Heavenly things. You're right...God is weaning us away from this earth in our hearts. Things are going to get really rough, I fear. Let's keep encouraging each other.
# posted by Blogger Betsy Markman : November 6, 2008 7:05 AM
 

Carrie,
Well said. We just discussed the very same things in our Bible study yesterday. In all of my nearly 51 years, I have never seen or felt such spiritual warfare. We have to arm ourselves daily with the full armor of God. And, we have to pray for President Obama, because that it what God calls us to do.
# posted by Blogger Gwenn M. : November 6, 2008 10:10 AM
 

We are in a time like no other. This election has made history in many ways. Despite it all, God can turn the heart of a King, he can and do that with President Obama. I know that whomever is in office, I am to respect and honor the position, even though I may not agree with what they stand for.
This brings about an even better push to pray.
# posted by Blogger Jessica Smith : November 6, 2008 1:55 PM
 

Thanks for your article. Many people are sad about the way the country is turning.

Your impassioned statement as another blogger says does have hope in it.

Pray that we will awake before things get worse and keep your eye on the Lord.

I have decided to put your article as a link on our website under 'Reccommended Reading' because others will see they are not alone in the sadness they feel.

Thanks and keep praying.

Sincerely,

Rev Michael Bresciani
http://www.americanprophet.org
# posted by Blogger Rev Michael Bresciani : November 6, 2008 9:10 PM
 

As passionate as that was, and as much as I'd love to cry with you about this... I can't because we belong to a God who turns water into wine, a seed into a mighty oaktree, brings the dead out of their grave. This didn't happen on Tuesday night, it happened several years ago when people started loosing their jobs and dying in unjust wars. That only tells us that we have plenty of work to do and we need to hit the ground running and stop crying about who's in office. Get over it, all these people who elected Mr Obama cannot be wrong. LET'S GO!!!
# posted by Anonymous Always hopeful : November 7, 2008 8:14 AM
 

Your last paragraph summed it up especially this statement..."I think too many Christians today have become too comfortable with the world and it is time for us to set ourselves apart and be different".
Those promoting the "world view" mindset have done a number on Christians by intimidation and instilling fear. "Don't push your religion on us!"...they say when in turn they are pushing their religion, a belief system, on the world. Is cramming gay marriage down everyone's throat via propositions not trying to force an ideology???
Christians over time have become week by slowly accepting that "world view" and are not leading and living by a "biblical view" example. We Christians need to pray up and get to work. We need to demonstrate true Godly love but not be intimidated to say "that is wrong!". From our view, it does look like we're headed for darker days, but we will need to be prepared to help the increasing number of those that will be hurting and searching for answers. We need to lead them to the one true God!
# posted by Anonymous Aina : November 7, 2008 11:15 AM
 

I for one am pleased and proud of the new president to be. He is a far cry better than the idiot we have had running our country into the ground for the last 8 years.
At least he can give a speech that everyone can make sense of. Everytime Bush gave a speech he should have left is ability to run a tub of water let alone running the country.

I think the doubt that Obama will be a good leader is based more on his color and not his ability. This shows that there are still people christian or not who think that people of color are not equal to those of non color. Well shame on you. Perhaps you should go back and read the bible's description of Jesus again.

I for one will at least give this new president a chance to prove himself the same way I gave Bush a chance to prove himself and I did not vote for Bush. For eight yeasr Bush ran the country and America is in turmoil. Before you condem Obama give him a chance the same way I gave Bush a change. At least he proved he was not a good president.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : November 7, 2008 1:55 PM
 

I think the doubt that Obama will be a good leader is based more on his color and not his ability. This shows that there are still people christian or not who think that people of color are not equal to those of non color. Well shame on you.

I never mentioned race, you did. So of the two of us you seem to focus on color, I do not.

As I said in the post, my issues with the President-elect are his anti-biblical policies like pro-abortion.
# posted by Blogger Carrie : November 7, 2008 2:13 PM
 

Our Job Is To Pray

Abortion has been around since before Christ and whether you believe in it or not, no matter if it is legal or not, it is still going to happen. I can’t spend a lot of my time on the choices of others, I will be charged for mine only when the time comes. I’m not for abortion for me and I hope no one else would choose to do such a thing. But the most wonderful thing about America is that we each have a right to choose no matter what the choice. There will never be a President that will meet all of my ideas of what a good President should be or believe. One thing I’ll say for sure; I don’t have to answer for anyone’s choice if they choose to have an abortion. I however have to deal with the consequence s of someone’s choice to piss off the enemy of another country.

Thanks to Bush I had to wait for days to find out if my parents had survived 911. All we are required to do is to pray for out leaders. As much as I did not like Bush, I continued to do the Christian thing; pray for him.

Every day as a therapist I talk to women who lost a loved one in a war I still don’t understand and children acting out because their fathers are missing in action in a war I still don’t understand. Abortion is not the country’s only worry.

Do your job as a Christian and pray Obama is better for our country than Bush. That’s the least you can do, that’s the least I can do.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : November 7, 2008 8:29 PM
 

Do your job as a Christian and pray Obama is better for our country than Bush. That’s the least you can do, that’s the least I can do.

Yes, we do need to pray. We also need to show some level of respect for our leaders which I hope I will do better than some have done with President Bush.

As far as abortion, I disagree that we should turn a blind eye to the murdering of unborn babies. I certainly can't feel good about a candidate that supports partial-birth abortion, a barbaric practice where an 8 month old baby can be hacked to pieces to be pulled out of a mother's woman dead. Would I watch a mother on the street beat her own child to death and say "hey, not my choice but it is hers".

And I am sad that any of our soldiers have to die, but our soldiers all chose to join the military, there is no draft. So that is a choice also.

Thanks for your thoughts.
# posted by Blogger Carrie : November 8, 2008 3:34 AM
 

I agree and understand what you are saying. It is a sad time for our country, but we know that things are not going to get better. The book of Revelation is lining up. The time is near, and we as Christians need to make sure we are prayed up and read up. I think that if you are continually teaching your daughter and praying, she will be fine. We as parents must always be teaching our children the ways. May God Bless your day!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : November 9, 2008 5:46 AM
 

Good post, Carrie. Praying God's protection for all of us.

~Becki
# posted by Blogger Sockrma18 : November 10, 2008 10:48 AM
 

Who the hell do you think you are. Your talking as if your and who ever you support are so rightous. Like your holier than thou. If I remember correctly the bible tells you not to judge others. And also if I remember correctly, the bible says you are to pray for your leaders. Its not your job to judge whomever is elected because dem or rep can be against who ever is in that seat. Its the job of, "THE CHRISTIAN WOMAN or MAN" to pray for them. Oh, and also doesn't the bible also say that we're living in perilous times & that it will get worse. So please come of your high horse miss HOLIER THAN THOU!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : November 22, 2008 4:15 PM
 

Anon,

Regardless of who is the President, the great thing about this country is freedom of speech and the ability to express our opinions. That isn't judgment.

Thanks for stopping by to express your own opinion.
# posted by Blogger Carrie : November 27, 2008 4:29 AM
 

Carrie, you should teach your child that the good man did win. Stop feeding your child that negativity. That is what is wrong with our world today. First off, children learn from their parents. Examine yourself and ask, what are you teaching?
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : December 6, 2008 3:56 AM
 

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