You Choose

Last night millions of Americans sat anxiously waiting for the results of Super Tuesday. Like most Americans, Greg and I are already leaning towards one candidate and we wanted to hear the results too. However, sometime after 10:30 pm Greg fell asleep and although I tried my hardest not to I followed shortly after. So this morning I tuned in to CNN to see the results. CNN is currently reporting that the democratic candidates are locked in a tight rope and that McCain is the frontrunner for the Republican party. Of course there is still time for this to go another way. Or is it? I say this because it will all come down to one thing...how many people get up off their butts and go and vote. Some say one vote cannot make a difference but if you added all the people who said that imagine how many votes that would be. People, this country is heading in a downhill direction presently and something has to be done. We all have a voice and we have to use it...VOTE!!!

As for me, I'm not usually one for politics. Yeah, people might say "oh you are just young!" But that is not the case, I just have never been this interested before. Right now however, it's exhilerating watching and waiting to see what will happen. I mean our country might be on the verge of making history-the first black or first woman president. I know that as a black female I am excited about either possibilities. However, I understand that these 2 are not the most likely candidates for Christians. So Greg and I have discussed our views and beliefs and made our decision together. I've heard that many Christians, including Dr. James Dobson believes that the candidates in the race does not give us good choices. In fact, he says that they are the worst possible candidates for presidency and he will probably not cast a vote in November. Read here! Many other Christians think it's best just to vote for Mitt Romney who is the more conservative of the 2 (McCain & Romney) even if he does not win the primary nomination; they will just write his name in. That vote would not count. The bottom line is this, please vote.

It may be a hard decision for some people this time around but we should vote. Our voices need to be among those represented. You should think about your decision and make up your own mind. Do not allow others to sway your vote. You vote, you choose! I've heard of some pastors even commanding their congregation on who to vote for. They evn bring a particular candidate to the church service pretty much endorsing that person. I've sat in a church service, during the last preseidential election, where the Pastor expressed how important it was to vote for George Bush. He believe that George Bush was the right choice for Christians. He basically told the congregation that as a Christian that was their only choice (not John Kerry). Because George Bush is a Christian, he would fight for our rights. He would fight for the issues that were important to Christians. However, to date the only thing George Bush has been fighting is his war in Iraq. Many Christians feel bamboozled and even upset about him going to war in Iraq. We are still waiting for all his anti-gay marriage amendments (declaring that marriage should only be with a man and a woman, yes he said it but in the same breath he also said that each state had a right to decide if they will allow civil union), stopping stem-cell research and anti-abortion rights. Many Christians are living with regrets for casting their votes for George Bush. I thank God I'm in a church that is NOT telling me who to vote for!

We all have a mind of our own, Christians or not. God gave us the ability to choose. Even in something as important as eternity, God gave us a choice. He could have simply commanded that we all worship Him. He is God, He is able to do that. Instead he has given us the ability to choose for ourselves. Of course with that ability to choose there are also consequences for making wrong choices. The same will apply to how we choose to vote. But the bottom line is this...you have to make that choice. Not your spouse, not your parents, not your friends and certainly not your pastors. You!