Christians and Politics-My rant

 Over the last four weeks my newsfeed on Facebook has been filled with political statuses. The only break I get from them is when a college football game is on. I am very much about keeping current with what is going on, but what I have been seeing lately is been really troubling to me as a christian.

 I have seen on average around ten statutes that say basically one of these three things:
 " You ARE NOT a christian if you vote for Obama"
 "You cannot call yourself christian if you vote for Romney"
 " You should be ashamed to vote Muslim or Mormon"

First problem I have with this is I do not like being TOLD that basically my christian walk with God hinges on how I cast my vote in the November 2012 election.

 I Thessalonians 4:11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
 I think we need to stay out of other people's business. It is one thing to say "Hey, I vote for so and so because of..." and you say what kind of stand that candidate takes. But to tell a person that they are not a good christian because of how they cast their vote is simply wrong. What if it is a new christian, or a christian easily influenced? How would this effect them? Putting such emphasis on something that in the vast scale of eternity has little to no weight in it is the wrong way present it.

 I do believe that God has set up guidelines in the Bible on how people should act, and those we are to avoid.... but when it comes to elections people...come on; seriously, we are not electing a pastor. We are electing one of two candidates that have already made it to this point in the race, and now as Christians we should take it UPON OURSELVES to see who lines up as close as possible to God's word and go from there.

  How one votes is a personal conviction, not one that should come from influence of a fellow christian or a pastor. They can lead us, and give us scripture...but ultimately what you do with it is between you and God....you and God only.  And if you feel that you have voted the way God would have you, and you have peace about it...no one should discourage someone otherwise.

I seriously do not understand why so many people are getting their panties in a wad over this. I do realize this is a historical election for America, and whoever gets into office will change the course of our country. But as we are all bickering among ourselves, God's word still holds true when He says:

Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

So while we can sit around and battle on Facebook, on news media, amongst ourselves...God is still in control. So guess what...either Obama or Romney will get in.

Does that mean we shouldn't vote? No. I truly believe as Americans we have the God given right to vote for our leaders. We have men and women who have fought, and some have died, to give us the freedom we have today. We should go out and do what we can to change our nation, but let's not argue amongst ourselves to do it.

Let people vote as God leads them to vote, and if they vote differently than just leave it between them and God. For in the end, that is all that matters.
Let us be charitable towards one another and our Father asks us to be:

I Corinthians 1:8 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
I Corinthians 1: 16 Let all your things be done with charity.
I Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.


So if I have upset you, that really wasn't my intention. But I feel that as this election gets closer, people are just going to get more and more aggressive. But let's not forget our charity.



Thanks for reading!

-Amber



VOTE FOR ROMNEY!
LOL :P