Some Thoughts From the 2012 Election

Matthew 6:34

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Today’s devotional thought is refreshed from a post of mine on November 8, 2012. The truth still holds today and this year’s election.

(11/8/12) The election is over and the results are mostly in by now. Your candidate either won or lost – your opinion was either in the majority or the minority on the questions on the ballot. You may agree or disagree that our nation is headed in the right or wrong direction. Many in the news and on Facebook have tried to project the future – with mixed projections. The market dropped dramatically yesterday and some speculate about the elections impact on it – and where it is headed. Some make a living looking into the future and trying to gauge how today will impact tomorrow.

Several of us who are closing in on retirement – say in the next 10-20 years – naturally peek into the future to see what the climate will be as that day approaches. We look at things like the housing market – our debt – the Dow Jones – our savings – the cost of living – and on and on the list might go. Looking to the future is not a bad thing – it is actually a wise thing. David Ramsey has many suggestions about savings and retirement.

21-Day Prayer/Fast – Day 11

James 1:2-4

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Another day and another difficulty – seems like that sometimes – right?  Have you ever felt that way in your life’s journey?  Have you ever felt if things could go wrong they would?  Or have you ever felt if it wasn’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all?  Trials and difficulties just seem to come with the reality that we are human and things will be tough in certain seasons of life.  Can I get an Amen?

I have written on my blog page in the past that the last few years have been rough for me and my family – with the sickness and death of my father in late 2012 – with the loss of an adoptive granddaughter that was in our arms until the birth mom changed her mind – with the near death accident I had with a tractor-trailer that same year – and with other personal and professional happenings.  Part of the prayer/fast for me in 2013 was to dig deeper into my relationship with Jesus – and that is my purpose again in 2015.  I hope that is the point of your prayer/fast as well.