My Responsibility as a Christian!

It is getting down to the wire. A lot is riding on the next few weeks until November 6th 2012. I wouldn't want to be a political candidate right now for all the tea in China, even though I really don't know how much that is. I assume it's a lot. Now if it was all the shoes in Beverly Hills we might be talking about it.

Anyway, I don't know if I have an overdeveloped sense of responsibility. Probably so. My Mom was the master at guilt trips. To this day I often feel guilty about things that are completely out of my control. But I know that when it comes to voting I'm extremely careful & prayerful (hey, that rhymes) about who I vote for.

I will be completely honest with you. While the economy, foreign affairs, job growth, women's rights, and all that stuff are important, I don't vote on that. I know already that we need to be aware of those issues and to keep ourselves abreast (ha) of what's going on but those are not the most important things to me. You can sit there and try to impress me by rattling off all this stuff about gross national product, interest rates, tax codes, blah blah blah but I will yawn in your face.

The fact is that because I am a Christian first and foremost in my life i have to vote according to what the Word of God tells me fits who I am and Who I belong to. Not what is politically correct or popular with the teeming masses. When you are a child of the King you are held to a much greater standard. Where much is given, much is required.

And this of course, brings it's own set of problems. I really do try to listen to what all the candidates say but I have to look at what they represent. Words and deeds must match. I understand that people do change their minds and I don't have a problem with that. I know I have developed different ideas over the years. But there are certain immutable facts that must be observed.

Therefore, His word tells me it is wrong to destroy life, what He has created in His own image. Psalm 139:13 Says, "For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb". All human life is sacred to God, no matter how it was conceived. The most important thing to me is the issue of abortion. I cannot ever vote for a candidate that supports abortion. I don't care what party he is with I will not do it under no uncertain terms. Ain't happening. Sorry.

Then there is the issue of same sex marriage. The Bible says that God ordained marriage between a man and a woman. He designed it, therefore He gets to make the rules. You can't call it marriage if you do it differently. Just call it something else, I don't care. I don't mind if your significant other gets benefits of a legal union, you just can't call it a marriage.

And of course, freedom of religion which is what this nation was originally based on. I don't think we have much of a problem with that but I will do everything that I can to defend that right.

There's other things but I just wanted to give you an idea why I am so Anti-Democratic. I'm sorry but there is nothing in that party that I can find any common ground with. They value the lives of animals, going to great lengths to preserve wildlife, even to the point of suffering from the high cost of fuel, but they think it's ok to destroy babies. If my heart grieves at the attitude of these people and the millions upon millions of unborn that have been slaughtered, imagine how God feels. And there will be a reckoning. His word tells us that.

You can say it's my body all you want to but you will answer to God for your actions someday. For one thing, in this age of all the contraceptive options we have, there is no excuse for an unwanted pregnancy. Most of the people I know who have had abortions have done so because it's just not convenient for them to have a baby. I understand that there can be exceptions but there have not been millions and millions of exceptions. Let's face it.Human beings have a tendency to abuse things. We are self absorbed creatures. Probably the people who really should have them don't. They're not done for the right reasons.

You may vote the way you wish to. You certainly have that right but please stop trying to say that I'm trying to enslave women or whatever and stop you from your freedoms, etc because that's a bunch of crap. If you want to see what true enslavement is go to a 3rd world country. If I'm being honest I'm just trying to save some babies lives because they may grow up to be the President of the United States or win a Nobel Peace Prize. They should have the opportunity to grow up to be everything that God intended for them to be. Wouldn't that be wonderful!

Now I've got myself all worked up so I'm going to have to go pray for awhile. I love you guys and I'm not judging anyone. Jesus died so that you may be forgiven for anything that you have done, no exceptions. But I just want you to think about these things before you go and vote. Don't just do what any party tells you to. Don't be a sheep. Ask God what He would have you to do. That's the most important question there is. No matter what the government does, you have to be responsible for the decisions you make. That's a fact.