For Christians who think they are doing the right thing voting for Obama.....

For the Christian who thinks they are doing the right thing voting for Obama.....
I know there are a lot of issues on the table in regards to the candidates. For some people it comes down to the "non negotiables", for others it is the "over all picture". Then of course on both sides you have the people who just think they are conservative or liberal and will always vote for what is "represented out there" without doing any foreward thinking of your own.

My 5.5 year old...let me correct myself, 5 and 3/4 year old came home Thursday asking me about the election and so forth. It started with signs in people's yards. She asked who I wanted to be president. She then assumed that because I wanted someone it was going to happen. This lead into the discussion that there is a strong possibility my choice will not be president. Then she started saying how bad the man I didn't want to be president was. I had to stop her. I think this is where the entire campaign issue goes wrong(not to mention the ridiculous amount of money spent on campaigning...I saw this in elementary school and wrote into DMN and was published! toot toot!)

Anyway, I had to stop her and explain that he is probably a wonderful father and husband. Heck, he may even know Jesus like we do. But there are some things that are "Non negotiables" for me. There are things that the Bible flat our says are wrong. And if you do know Jesus and you believe in Him, when you are standing face to face with Him, and he says, "Chloe, why did you deny me on Nov. 4th 2009." You say, "But Jesus I did not." He says, "But Chloe you did. You know in the depths of your heart what the Bible says. Those are my words. You memorized them into your heart starting at a young age. You stood before other people and peers, sharing my word. But on Nov 4th, you denied me. You choose to follow a man who shows no remorse for his decisions to disagree with my word. You choose to follow a man who claims to know me and believe me, but he denies my most precious gift.".

I didn't have to detail it anymore. She understood. I also pointed out that the man I do like for president has also sinned against Him. However, repenting and saying with our mouth, we did wrong, we are sorry...please forgive me... That is what He wants from us.

So all in all, I think I was able to get across to her that we all sin...No sin is bigger in His eyes. But sin without remorse, sin without confession...when you know what He says...it is hard to trust someone who can just sin and keep on walking...

For those who believe his word, but also don't feel like abortion is a hot topic to choose a candidate on...
Read this book...
http://www.francinerivers.com/book_theAtonementChild.asp

It is pretty powerful. The struggle of both views speaks out...it is a good book. Food for thought.

Like I told Chloe....the people who don't know Him, who don't know the words of the Bible...you can't be mad and angry at them. You can only pray for them. Pray for others and yourself to minister to them. It is the ones, even like ourselves at times, that do know Him. That do know the words of the Bible, that when we deny Him that when we make the decision to ignore His will, that is wrong. That is when we need to get angry at ourselves and dig deeper. Ask Him for more wisdom.