I must address this election, but from the standpoint of the education of my children (since this is their blog).
We voted yesterday - I say "we" because "we" three went to vote. They stood beside me as I talked them through the process. I had told them the importance of voting, how many people suffered and died for our freedom to vote (and to Shelby, the women that worked hard for us). We voted for Mitt Romney. I'm not ashamed of that, or afraid to tell you. If you voted for Obama, I don't care. We made that decision together, based on the knowledge of a 38 year old mom and two 9 year old students. I based my opinion on one simple thing: Is America better now than 4 years ago? To me - the answer is "no". They agreed, although Shelby said it didn't matter to her who won. That's just who she is. My sweet, kindhearted Shelby.
We voted, and went on with our day. Tuesdays (as you know) are Zoo days. They went to mamaw's house afterwards and I came home to do all my mom stuff. They came home last night, got ready for bed, we read part of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and then it was off to bed.
They never asked about the election, and I never mentioned it. It's 10 a.m. this morning, and they STILL haven't asked about it. To be honest, I'm afraid to tell them. I think they will be extremely disappointed that 'their' person didn't win.
Now really - can't we all learn a lesson from these two children? They did their job, they voted (well.... through me) and then they moved on. They are more secure than we as adults are.
Of course, they don't have the worries that this world offers. They don't have to worry about insurance, or the price of milk, or gas, or a house payment, or their job in this shaky economy. They're children.
Would you go back and read that last paragraph again? Would you listen to what's being said around you? How sad God must be. When He said in Phillipians 4:6 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.", He meant that.
Do you really think that He didn't KNOW what would happen last night? Did anyone stop and think that this might actually be in His will??
I've read the end of the book - we win. However, there are things that must transpire. God KNEW what a state our country would be in. He KNEW that we would become a Godless nation. He KNOWS what events will happen in the future, in what order. I would LOVE to say that we as Christians could rise up together and take this nation back for the Lord. In all honesty, we could, if we wanted to. But, God KNEW all those years ago that this wouldn't be the case. We don't want it bad enough. Hence - the last book of the Book. Events must happen to bring about the end. That's simply the way it is. I firmly believe that we must have a Godless, spineless jellyfish in office to turn power over to the face of pure evil. Am I predicting the future? No. Not even Jesus knows the hour of His coming. I'm simply saying that this country will continue to decline. It's scripture. It will happen.
I'm not looking forward to the possibilities of the next four years, but I will tell you this one thing. I would rather live here for four more years of Obamarule than to live here for seven years of the tribulation. My house is in order. And now it's time for me to make sure my neighbor's house is in order, too.
So - who will join me? Who will decide today that this world is temporary, and not worth the effort to worry over? Who will focus on the souls to save and not the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
I am much less in FaceBook and much more in THE Book. It's the only way any of us is getting out of here alive.
