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I am really tired of the political debating ready.

It's not that either candidate is making me angry, I just grow tired of that time in our country's season where we seem to be severely divided.
And I don't do well with conflict, so political debate makes me uncomfortable. It's that people pleaser part of me.

As I sat pondering this last night when I couldn't sleep, I came back to a phrase, slogan, whatever- that our church uses. "Pray Vote Pray"

I love that phrase.
And really, it's all about Jesus. It does matter who our next president is, but in the grand scheme on the heavenly side, it matters so little compared to what people do with their faith in Jesus.

And if we are seeking Jesus and truly asking the Lord to guide us to the candidate that HE wills and not what WE will, if we put away our SELF and truly pray about it, then noone can argue with our decision on who to vote for.

If you can truly say "I prayed about it, I sought the Lord on His Will and what He would have me to do and I was quiet and still enough to listen" and you feel God leading you one way
than I have no place to stand in telling you that you are wrong. Not that I should anyway.

The key is to put away our self, close up any "rights" or "who should control what" and listen to the voice of the Lord, than we as a country will be blessed.

And I think I can be safe in assuming that the majority of praying people forget to ask God to Bless America on a daily basis, and I am convicted of this.

Maybe we don't have to force anyone to pray in school, but if we quit moaning about it and spent our time praying instead of arguing- on our own time and even in our own quiet places by ourselves? Wow, what a difference that could make!

And no matter WHO is president next, we need to pray for our leaderS. Every night we pray with Walter. We used to start out praying "Dear Jesus, thank you for our president, George Bush, help him to make good choices" and now we add "and the leaders of our country" to that prayer. And we then we pray for the leaders of our church and we ask the God would give them
"passion, purity, protection and peace."

AND we will pray that same prayer in a few months and ask God to be with President McCain or President Obama.

And if your "choice leader" does not get to be president, and you forget to pray for the next leader, or pray with your heart in the wrong place, then you are doing more damage to our country than if you had not voted.
Our country was close and resembled a family after our towers and thousand of lives destroyed. Not that I am asking for another terrorist attack, but
What is it going to take
to get our country back to loving each other, and hitting our knees asking the Lord to help us, protect us, and bless us?"

And I understand churches not wanting to step in and step on any toes, but at least remind and urge your people to pray for our leaders!