Politics


In all honesty, politics is not my area of expertise. Although, there are some things that I have noticed. Some things that politics can do to people. And by pointing out these things, I hope to warn others, so that they can avoid them.

One thing that politics can do to people is it can make them anxious and worried. What will happen about this topic? Who will be the next President? These questions won’t be answered until the problem is solved or the next election. So why worry about it? There are things you can do to solve the problem or elect your preferred candidate by voting. But you shouldn’t be worried. What’s going to happen, is going to happen. It’s God’s plan, and His plan is above your own. You worrying isn’t going to make things change. It will only hurt you.

In some cases, people may think that the person in a political office is causing more damage than he or she is helping. This is another case where many people can become stressed and anxious. I heard a pastor say once, “God is not ruled by the Whitehouse. God is ruled by God!” When I heard that pastor say those words, I knew that they would stick in my mind like a magnet. These words don’t mean that we shouldn’t respect the person in office. But it does mean that no matter what happens, God is in control.

Anger. Yep, anger. That is a huge problem with politics. If something doesn’t go someone’s way, some people have gotten so angry, they have taken their own lives or the lives of others. Taking someone’s life because you’re angry is like slapping God in the face. You and every other person on the planet are His wonderful creation. Don’t believe me? Look at Psalm 139:14:

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

Anger is a real problem. It not only can cause others to destroy someone’s life, but it can cause people to do many other wrong things. And anger comes in many forms. Anyone can become angry over a simple topic. Even toddlers can be angry, not over politics, but over other, unimportant things. And God knows it. That’s why He wrote 1st Corinthians 13:5:

“It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.”

The “it” in this verse is love. Love is not easily angered. Why can’t we all have love towards one another like God commands us to? We can’t. That’s exactly why Jesus came to die on the cross. If everyone was perfect and made no mistakes, there would be no reason for Jesus to come.

So, what have we learned? Well, one thing that we learned is that politics are unimportant. The people who get irate about politics are like that toddler. Groaning about something that is relatively unimportant. Especially when politics are compared to God’s plan. What God says goes. Everything else doesn’t matter.
 
I am not saying that politics aren’t needed. They truly are a blessing. They are a key part of our government and how the country is run. What I am saying is that politics don’t need to run you. Getting stressed about something is a deep hole that many people fall into, and it’s not easy to get out. So in case I didn’t explain this well enough, here is your warning in big fat red letters: don’t get sucked up into politics. You can easily get pulled into being stressed and anxious. Trust in God over everything.
REMEBER: This is easier said than done. If you're having trouble, you can contact me, Grace, and I can pray for you. Or, ask God to help you. He is always there.
 
    Thank you for reading and I hope this encouraged you as well as many others.
 
LOVE GRACE

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