I'm not a highly political person. You are unlikely to discern any strong political opinion from reading any of my blogs, most likely because I don't really have them.
The outcome of the last election didn't cause me to stock pile food or gnash my teeth. In fact, I'm not a hundred percent convinced that the man (or woman) who resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue really has any direct impact on my life at all. I know LOTS of you disagree with me and I am OK with that, I hope you are too.
That being said, you cannot discount the state of our nation right now. I do not blame it on any one individual, any political party, any law or lack of law. The state of a nation, specifically THIS nation, the one built on freedom, is a direct result of the people living in it. It is a result of what we are willing to say yes to, what we are willing to say no to, and what we are willing to let slide because it's not up to us to say anything at all. We as individuals each have a choice, every day and in every hour. And those choices we make, they make our nation what it is.
It might be pretty appealing right about now to put your family into a bubble and protect them from the world. But I have to warn you, bubbles pop. Every single one of them I have ever seen, has popped.
Now don't get me wrong, I live in the middle of the bible belt. Toto and Dorothy are right next door. This is about as close to a bubble as you can get! I have surrounded myself and my family with people who agree with our morals, values, and religious views. Yes, my kids have friends that don't go to church every Sunday, as do I. But those friends know where we stand and respect our views. I feel safe where we live. When I leave the house for the day it's pretty likely my front door is unlocked, my car usually is too. I have had 2 things stolen from me in my life and both times the police called me to let me know about it. Both items were returned to me completely undamaged. My husband has had a steady job for the past 8 years, when many people faced lay offs and economic trials. My children came home from school last Friday. My bubble is intact. But many aren't. Bubbles all over the country popped last week.
What do you do when your bubble pops? You walk through the valley of the shadow of death and you fear no evil.
It is so much easier said then done, I know that. But when we choose a bubble over the world we are telling God that we don't trust him, we don't think He is enough. He's not enough to keep us safe and not enough to get us through when go wrong. I don't know about you but I will not live in fear. As a Christian, I may not be OF this world but I am certainly IN this world, and I will do what it takes to spread his light, even in the darkest corners. Evil is out there, but so is Jesus. And he is with us. And each and every time one of us makes the choice to live for Jesus, like Jesus, in Jesus, this nation becomes a better place.
It's OK if your bubble popped, they tend to do that. Maybe that's why we were never called to live in one.
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