“I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help, and God's [too].” (Lyndon B. Johnson)
I think the 2020 presidential
election is a lot like the decision I made to have weight loss surgery. The
results will change everything for all of us in the future. Reelecting Donald
Trump for four more years (or making Joe Biden our newest President) will have
far reaching results for America (just as my bariatric surgery will have far
reaching results for my health by possibly extending my life in my future).
It’s important to remember that both President Trump and Mr. Biden are
imperfect men that have no market on the art of being perfect (even if they
believe they do).
Can you imagine the amount of unrealistic stress
that goes with a job with so much responsibility for this country? Premature hair
graying is a given at the end of that person’s time in the White House. Many
people don’t want the job, but many people have an opinion on how it should be
done
It is important to remember
that whoever wins this election was given the position by God (or it wouldn’t
be so). The results of November 3, 2020 are not a surprise to your heavenly
Father. He ordained it to happen the way it did. Romans 13:1 (ERV) says it this
way: All of you must obey the government rulers. Everyone who
rules was given the power to rule by God. And all those who rule now were given
that power by God.
Emotions will be running
high in the months to follow this election.
How can you protect yourself from all that will occur in the future? Half
the country will be happy with the winner, and the other half will be upset.
(It seems to be a no-win situation for the chosen candidate.) Two Bible verses
give the one active service you can do daily that will greatly assist whoever
wins this election (and beyond), and can also help to calms your nerves during
this adjustment period for that individual. Can you guess what it is?
1 Timothy 2:2 (ERV)
You should pray for rulers and for all who have
authority. Pray for these leaders so that we can live quiet and peaceful
lives—lives full of devotion to God and respect for him.
2 Chronicles 7:14( NOG)
However, if my
people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, search for me, and turn from their evil ways,
then I will hear their prayer
from heaven, forgive their sins,
and heal their country.
Pray is the key
to unlocking God’s best for you. Are you unlocking the right door for what your
heavenly Father wants for you?[i]
[i] Thanks to friend and blog member, Pam Nowicki, for
the idea behind this post.
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