Trust In The Lord

Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track. Proverbs 3:5-6 The Message

As I listen to the news, experience our own families problems, as I reflect on my own personal journey the above verses gives me great comfort. With this idea of trusting God as a key component in my world view, I find myself shaking my head sometime (a lot of the time) with the antics of our political system. Political parties try and convince us that they have the correct answer to our nations, states or local problems. They are convinced that they are right. And if numbers hold true, at least on the national level half the people would agree with them and half would not.

Politicians claim they have a mandate to make a change in government even when they have been elected my less than 50% of the vote. Politicians and political parties look at the facts surrounding a particular issue, draw up their battle plans based on their particular ideology, wet their finger and get a read on with direction that the political winds are blowing and propose a solution, dig in their heals, accuse the other party or oppenent(s) of being wrong and hold the government system they represent hostage. They all seem to saying the same thing - trust me or trust our party, we have the solution, we have the answers.

Don't get me wrong we have a great democracy and every couple of years I participate in the election of candidates, I have a basic understanding of the issues and where various candidates line up. For me it is the idea that we are to trust them - no I would rather put my trust in God. Do I live in a Christian nation? To be honest, I don't even know what that means - whose definition of "Christian" are you using?

You see its not about trusting poliitians or governments to do the work God has called us to do as Christ-followers - love God, love our neighbors and make disciples - come along side others invite them into a relationship with God and then help them grow in that relationship. Take on the challenge of the unwed mother who is consider an abortion, walk along side her so she sees she has an alternative, don't condemn but comfort. What could you or your church do for the neighbor how is struggling to put food on the table everyday? Are there some odd jobs around that you could offer the neighbor who hasn't seen a paycheck in a while? I don't know what a Christian nation is, but I do know what a nation full of Chrst-followers would look like when they are allowing God to direct their hands and feet to minister to those around them. We don't need to solve all the worlds woes, just those around the block and around the church. Let politians do what politicians do, but we should go and do what Christ-follows should do.