Trump or Kamala?
As election month nears, I wanted to cover this topic as I feel it is important.
Fill out this poll if you’d like! Your name is not listed, and it is just for the purposes of this post.
I want to preface this post by saying that I am not having you do this poll to see who is with what party. I cannot see the names of anyone, only the results. It is just something fun to add to engage everyone on this post, but I do urge you to consider who you are voting for and make sure they align with the Word of God as much as possible.
Why Your Voice Matters
by Isabel Bryant
While I understand politics can be a dirty game, this has been on my heart and I wanted to share.
As election month nears, there is much anxiety between both parties. We do not know what the future holds for us, and the next four years could be a rough four years. There are wars going on all around us, prices are skyrocketing, and it seems impossible for younger people to get ahead at all financially. In the media, you hear so many different opinions, you cannot even trust the news to give you an unbiased report. The world is a mess, and we are clearly a country under judgment. I say this because, all you have to do is look around everywhere you go. There is a lack of respect for the Lord, and even less people now have a true relationship with Him. A lot of Christians have been silent and it is time to speak now more than ever.
The passage below is from Romans 1:21-32 (NIV). Our pastor actually went over this passage on Wednesday with us all and it truly defines America today.
If you take the time to read it, it sounds exactly like the world we currently live in. It is a dark and wicked time. Sin is praised and worshiped on the daily. Read it, and compare it to modern day America… does it seem similar?
“For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.”
Romans 1:21-32 (NIV)
After reading that passage, my heart was stirred. America used to be known for their love for the Lord... what happened? Now days when people look at America, sometimes I think they do see that we are gossips, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, boastful, disobedient to our parents (a lot of people do not even have both parents today), no understanding, no fidelity, no love, and no mercy. Americans have strayed far from the Lord.
Americans have turned their hearts away from the Lord and you can see it everywhere. Millions of babies are brutally murdered every year, people no longer know their own gender, there is a massive homeless crisis, broken homes, more violence, and it is only getting worse. People worship the god of selfishness. Sin is all around us and is running rampant in our country that was founded in Christ. It is truly a disheartening thing to see, and something has to change.
You may be wondering why I did not give the option to pick neither candidate above, and I did that for a reason. Lately, I have heard the term so much this year, “I will not be voting in this election because I do not like either candidate.” While you are one hundred percent entitled to do that, I ask you to reconsider. As Christian Conservatives, we are the voice for those precious innocent babies that are being brutally murdered every year. We are the voice for our children getting the education they need, without the world perverting it. We are the voice for so many others who do not have one. Being a Conservative in today’s time is not easy. The goal from the left is to silence us and if we choose not to vote, they have already won and accomplished their goal. We see this everywhere, especially on social media and this is why CCW was created in the first place. Christian Conservative Women no longer have a voice without being shut down, ripped apart, mocked, and made to feel as if they are nothing. They are told that they are insane for wanting to have a home, take care of their children, and cook their husband’s warm meals.
While I agree, both parties are not perfect and all have their flaws, we do need to look to Scripture. We have the opportunity to change things, so why would we sit back and do nothing?
Many people say, “I am on God’s side.” While this is the side most Christian’s desire to be on, the Lord does want us to speak for those who cannot. If Christians remain silent, things will only get worse. Poverty will increase, the violence will increase, and more babies will continue to be murdered. I want to reference this passage from Proverbs.
“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.”Proverbs 31:8-9
Scripture says for us to, “Speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.” We have a job ladies. Christians have been silent for far too long.
While I get that politics are messy, we need to get past our own selfish desires. There will always be something about a candidate we do not like. If you are looking for a perfect candidate, you will be looking forever… because there is not going to be one. These are flawed people and they are humans just like us. They make mistakes on a daily basis and say things they should not say. How often do we do this as well?
While the Lord should be the one we look to and lean on, we do need to do our civic duty and give a voice to those who cannot speak. We have a chance to make a change, and while it may take a while for it to set in place... it needs to start now. While this country is under judgment, the Lord CAN heal this broken place. He can heal those who are confused, hurt, or empty. This verse is from 2 Chronicles 7:14 and it is so fitting.
“if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
2 Chronicles 7:14
Voting is up to you, and I cannot make you do anything you do not want to do. However, voting is something women fought so hard for and we have the blessing to vote here in America. While the candidate choices may not be everything you hoped and dreamed they would, do not be silent. Let your voice be heard. Be a light in this dark place, and pray for those running the country. Pray they would lean on Christ and accept the gift of salvation.
If you are questioning whether or not you should vote in this election, I ask you to pray on it from now until November. May the Lord guide you and lead you in whatever decision you make.
Isabel Bryant
