I recall writing a blog after the 2016 Presidential election. I thanked the people of the United States of America for showing us who they were by electing Trump for President. It was an era of people semi coming from behind their veil that had been hiding their racisim, hate, and selfishness. All I could say now was that this was all part of God's plan to show us humans where we are at now in our walk with God. Of course then Covid came and highlighted Trump's lack of ability to respond to a human crisis. God called Joe Biden back to service to clean up the selfish mess that Trump had created. Granddaddy Joe, as I called him, did a decent job of showing that the government cares for the people and that selfishness in government would not be condoned.
But, despite the deadly ravages of Covid and the hateful climate created in this country, Godly reason still has not prevailed. It's just our history as humans. Selfish, hateful acts sometimes control us with no real valid reason. So, in 2024, we are facing another election with ironically the same scenario. A narcissistic candidate for President versus a woman candidate. In 2016 it was a woman who was a former Senator and U.S. Secretary of State. Now it is a former Senator and the sitting Vice President of the United States.
God intervened to have Joe Biden step aside as a candidate for re election to the office of President. Giving some credit to Biden, he put aside his personal selfish motives for trying to stay in office. Now in place is what I think is part 2 of God's plan. As a nation we didn't adhere to godly principles in electing Trump as our national leader. Covid came to put us all in time out to rethink our personal committment to God. Now we are being given another chance to apply that committment by openly rejecting a former President whom is being used by God to show us the worst of us.
All we can do is vote and express devotion to God first, not any political candidate. This year I am not worrying about the results of the 2024 election. I will still vote for Harris as the more sane and competent candidate. My faith in God tells me that God has a plan and that plan will show in the results of the 2024 election. My human thoughts are I am personally tired of the rhetoric, selfishness, and evil of Trump. I want him to go away. But, if it's God's plan to allow him back into the top political position in this self proclaimed United States of America, so be it. Unlike owners of homes in my neighborhood who raise up their garage doors every morning to display a flag hanging from the garage roof that supports Trump, I will not let a hateful, selfish person dominate my thoughts and will not make that person my human God.
God has shown humanity much patience over the years. There have been times in the world's history where conditions have likely been worse. But as it says in Ecclesiastes, we forget what has happened before. Sometimes we just need to let our Godly actions respond to the world's chaos. Get out and vote and let's see what God has in store for us.
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