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A President after Gods own heart
by Vallyn Fleming Are we building a nation after God? Christians are starting to ask this very question. Listening to the presidential debate for the 2012 elections has us wondering what happened to the American Christian dream. This country was built on a Godly foundation, hints to the "In God we trust" labeled on our mighty dollar. We believe that many of our goals and ambitions would be fulfilled if we have a leader after God's own heart. As Christians, we go to leaders of our church when we need pastoral counseling, when we need someone who will make us accountable for our decision-making. As we know, election time is coming around and like most people feeling indecisive, we know one thing, if we look at the candidates in the running, we should look for essential godly characteristics. We should also ask ourselves who will lead this country to success and its people to Christ? The scriptures tells a story about two men, David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17 (KJV). The bible describes Goliath as a champion. It then goes on to say that he was full of strength. "He had a helmet of brass and he was armed with a coat of mail," but oh, here comes David, the son of Ephrathite who took care of his father's sheep, had the utmost respect for his dad and did not do as everyone else did out of fear for Goliath--the philistines. He knew about the challenges he would face battling against the big and strong Goliath but David was a man of God. Who could "killeth" such a man. A leader who represents Christ shall never be defeated! When David told his people-Israel of his plan, no one believed in him; in fact, they told him that he was too young and that Goliath had been fighting since youth. David said, "The Lord that delivered him out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, would also deliver him from the hands of the philistines. When it was time for battle, David took off Saul's armor, took Goliath's own sword and cut off his head, and the philistines ran. You see, he trusted in the God who rescued him time and time and time again. We as Christians need to trust in the Most High God when it comes to our leaders. We cannot vote simply because it is the right thing to do as an American. If we don't see a leader who will represent this country as "David" represented Israel, what's the point in voting? Christians should not be persuaded to choose someone that comes close to the mark on Christian values. If the future president believes that we should all unite and have one big religion, women should have the right to choose between life and death, gay marriage is a marital union, cheating the system is not wrong if you are trying to make things a little better, poverty and high unemployment must exist, and racism is an issue but if kept hidden, no one will notice, we should question their character and use sound judgment before we vote for this person. Proverbs 29: 2 (KJV) touches on leadership, it states: "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: But when the wicked beareth rule, the people groan." So I ask you, before you make the decision to go to the polls and vote for a leader who will represent this country, what are you voting for? Do not go against your core beliefs because you are afraid of how you will be perceived by the world. As Christians, we should not stand for worldly views but we should stand for the things that are right and true. If you want to vote but are constantly questioning both candidates' moral and religious beliefs, are they worth voting for? I would rather vote for a man of God then vote for a man of this world. I am a mother of one who writes inspirational articles about Christian living. My hope is to inspire change in others through my writings and to open the eyes of those who are still questioning and searching for answers to everyday life challenges. I've published articles about Family and Parenting. Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |