even though i hate politics....

As much as I hate politics, I hate people-bashing more.... that includes people bashing the president.

Here are a few things as I see them.

1. All authority is God given. **Edit: I found the verse in Romans 13!**While I couldn't exactly find a verse that says just that in the good Book, I've heard it several times. We are each entitled to our opinions, but we should not go as far as to rebel. Yes, I don't agree with everything our president is doing, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to tell him to "go to hell." God placed him in that position and I will do all in my power to show him the respect the office deserves. We have to remember as citizens that he cannot please 100% of the population, but we should encourage and pray for him to do what is right and what is God's will. How many of us actually do that though? How many of us lead a large number (as in more than five million) of people?
2. For God so loved the world. So many times, Americans forget there's a world outside the U.S. I know that I've watched the news in the past and thought and this matters because???? Shouldn't we see the war-torn countries as a part of God's heart? He didn't send Yeshua just for the "good Americans" but for Fidel Castro and Saddam Hussein and even *gasp* Osama Bin Laden! Wouldn't it make sense that He would care for them, too? Seriously! God has given me a heart for those who don't know Him and my desire is that each and every one of the people I meet will see a glimpse of His heart for the world as a whole, not just for "people like me."
3. We need to pray. Look at 1 Timothy 2:1-2. I can't tell you how many times the good Book tells us to pray. Pray for our enemies, pray for the authorities, pray in thanksgiving, pray in all things, etc. Instead of complaining about how bad the president, or what ever authority, is, we need to pray for them. Like i said in point 1, it's not easy leading an entire nation.

I'm sure if it weren't 0130 i could write more, but considering it is the wee hours of the morning.... Anyways. I usually try to avoid politics. It leads to a heated discussion for many people. But i saw someone complaining about something the President had done, and it made me mad. I don't get mad, but i wanted to chime in and basically tell this person "When you lead a nation of several million people, you can complain all you want to about the policies being made." Power corrupts, that much is true. Despite our best efforts, we will fail the more power we're given because we are fallible --- we fall. I know that Yeshua got mad at the temple, but he also said "Give to Caesar what is Caesar" and we forget that so many times... When he got mad, it wasn't at the Roman Empire that ruled over him, but the religious leaders who were turning the temple, the place of worship, into a den of robbers.

It's ok to be upset, but at the same time, I don't think griping about our president is going to change anything. Why not gripe about what we can change --- ourselves.