I woke up this morning to a mostly clear sky after last night's storm. We have an inch or so of new snow. The neighborhood looked the same as always. The same cars came and went this morning on their way to work, the gym, school or where ever. The kids got up, we had family prayer, ate breakfast and got everyone to school. So, in other words, it seems like a perfectly normal, November morning.
And yet, there's something so fundamentally different. As I watched the election results come in last night my heart just sank. What are we going to face in the next 4 years? I don't know. I know there are tough times ahead because we have an extreme liberal(socialist/Marxist) headed for the White House. Our economy is struggling (and I have my own theories about why that is), we're fighting 2 wars and the incoming president hasn't said anything reassuring about either.
I don't believe this country will fail completely. I think we have enough conservative people in the country that we will not loose everything. I do think we will have to fight for our rights and beliefs. I think it will be a hard fight for certain rights (freedom of speech, right to bear arms, religion). I may be homeschooling again just so my children learn why this country is great the way the founding fathers set it up. The Constitution may be in danger. We will fight and we will save it from those who would change it or get rid of it and bring this country to its' knees.
I will not fear. The Lord is watching over us.
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There's nothing wrong with a little faith in checks and balances.
It would be hard for any individual to alter America as we know it without significant resistance. All evil needs is for good men and women to do nothing, and many have done something and will continue to do so.
I hear many complaints about our President elect, but instead of panicking, we should probably direct our efforts to supporting the good and opposing the bad in government as a whole, not just in direction at an individual which will be our President for the next few years.
What a great opportunity to demonstrate to our children how to support a position while maintaining some fundamental disagreements. It also provides a wonderful opportunity to allow our children to learn to stand on their own when presented with differing views in school. Many of the spiritually lost youth I deal with who are between the ages of 17 and 30 are lost because they've been sheltered (their parents would call it protected) and not had the opportunity to learn to stand up for themselves. In our efforts to guide our children we often want to put off any failures or mistakes while they are under our roofs. Could we provide a safe environment to explore ideologically, and taste success or failure? The very reason for this earth included learning to taste the sweet and the bitter.
We may need to exercise more faith in our children and their ability to follow the Spirit based on our teaching efforts at home.
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