There has been one thread that has intertwined through out this 2016 election for me. From discussing politics with a friend on the other side of the world to the work emails about reacquainting ourselves with the Constitution to the actual outcome of the election, there has been one thing that kept repeating.
In Australia you must vote or you pay a fee. You vote for a party and the party votes for a person. This was brought home to me again when I sent a sample ballot to my friend. The question sent back was "you get to vote for all these people?" Here in the States We the People vote for Presidential candidates. We the People vote for the actual President. On Tuesday night each vote made came together to make one powerful statement. I think we all were shock and stunned. There was not just the 2 major candidates and independents, but the most important element was We the People.
Our country's two most important documents comes down to We the People. When you look at the document of the Declaration of Independence, what is striking are the signatures at the bottom. The 56 signers were not politicians but people first. They paid a huge price for this pledge to set up a country that gave all men life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and firmly relying on the protection of Divine Providence. 5 were arrested by the British as traitors, 12 had their homes looted and burned by the enemy, 17 lost their fortunes, 2 lost sons in the Continental Army and 9 fought and died during the Revolutionary War. When it comes to the Constitution James Madison may have wrote the the initial draft called the Virginia Plan but it was 55 delegates presided by George Washington that made modifications to this document at the Constitutional Convention. These delegates were not politicians but people first. The Constitution opens up with We the People of the United States.
What was the one thread? We the People.
Tuesday night We the People made a statement and it rocked the world. We the People did not make a statement about a candidate rather we made a statement about ourselves. I am afraid We the People have some problems.
Its:
religion vs religion vs no religion
race vs race
immigrant vs citizen
common man vs media vs Hollywood
morals vs doing what is right in our own eyes
progressive liberalism vs conservative restraint
rural vs city
We are a selfie generation out of control. We demand our rights and forgets the rights of others. We go about our lives splattering ourselves all over everyone else. No one respects. No one is respected. There is much ado about political correctness but no self control.
The hot button word Mandate was thrown out there this past week. The Mandate is not for the President-Elect. The Mandate is for We the People.
What is that Mandate for We the People?
How about starting with the Constitution? May I purpose this mandate for We the People?
"We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America" vowed to love one another from this day forward. It is no longer about the selfie rather it is about respecting and uplifting my fellow man.
How do we go forward? May I purpose to go to the lives of our Founding Fathers? They were the first We the People. Start with George Washington and James Madison. Our Founding Fathers paid a very high price to give us Freedom and Liberty. They put their beliefs to work and were willing to die for it. Why?
I do not want to be the one generation that failed all the generations of We the People of these United States.
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Saturday, November 12, 2016
a little election timeline ...
for the past year:
I have been having a conversation about the election with my Australian friend. We are respectful and feel safe expressing our thoughts with each other. There has not been the least bit of animosity towards each other about this election. Now why would he be interested in my election? I asked him if he was vested in the outcome? He said yes. There is a kinship that he feels. We have discussed his politics as well.
The differences between our politics are that I am a patriotic voter. I haven't missed an opportunity to vote except for one primary. He has to vote or he gets to pay a fine. I vote for people. He votes for the party and the party decides the person. There has been some upheaval and hijinks with the PM office. There has been four PM's in the span that Obama has been in office. If someone in your party thinks you aren't doing your job, they will do a 'civil' coo and take your spot!
I have heard of heated arguments causing family members to refuse talking to each other. My own brother got mad over FB posts that my father had posted. I refuse to let silly political opinions get in the way of important things! My loved ones are important. I have also have been putting my focus on God & things above. This will pass away. Straw & chaff.
the week before:
I have been fortifying myself on Isaiah 33. Oh, how pertinent to right now!
Sunday November 6, 2016:
I sent a sample ballot to my Australian friend to show him who I was voting for. His question was 'you vote for all the people listed?" It just drove the point home to me how I got to vote for people & not just a party...
Tuesday November 8, 2016:
I cast my lot. I stood in line for 18 minutes and 55 seconds & that was a first for me! I never had to stand in line before. While waiting found myself 'profiling' others around me wondering which candidate they were voting for. I planned on checking out the results for the first bit knowing that it was going to go to Hillary then I was going to pop in a movie and then off to bed. My state was the first to go to Trump. Wait! Something is up with Florida...... I ended up chatting with my Australian friend as we both watched the American people make a statement!
Wednesday November 9, 2016:
A new day! Psalm 40:2 "He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the muck & mire; He set my feet on the Rock & gave me a firm place to stand." It wasn't who got in the highest office of the land. It was that the election was the period at the end of a very murky and slimy chapter. Now a new chapter awaits all fresh and clean to start anew. Again it isn't about who was elected but rather it was that each vote casted came together and made a huge statement that stunned the world. Now to figure out what to do.
Thursday November 10, 2016:
The transition of power has begun although very awkward & stiff. The hot button word -- mandate -- was used because all three Branches of government are held by Republicans. Protests in all its ugliness are have been organized & have been very destructive.
When I heard mandate, I stopped. No, the mandate isn't for the president-elect. The mandate is the people. They made the statement Tuesday night. The people need to decide what that mandate is. Let me say it for the people!
People's Mandate: "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, & secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves & our posterity, do ordain & establish this Constitution for the United States of America" have vowed to love one another from this day forward. It is no longer about the selfie. It is about respecting & uplifting my fellowman. That is what union is all about -- perfecting our love for one another.
Yes, I know tall order! But when you have the silent make their voice heard, it means they have been forgotten & it will not be tolerated anymore. We cannot survive by being this divided!!!! Behaving is a better statement than protesting.
John 15:8 "This is My Father's Glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be My disciples." What times we live in. What a contrast my life can be in this dark world...
Friday November 11, 2016:
I have a foxhole view of what is happening. I am livid that people are resorting to protests. Protests have never been constructive. I am trying to figure out how American can survive. My Australian friend sees a more arial view. He sees a revolution that is spreading worldwide. It isn't just Brexit or America's election but other countries like Australia is finding that expanding a progressive liberal agenda has to contract because it doesn't work.
Psalm 5:8 'Lead me, O Lord, in Your Righteousness because of my enemies-- make straight Your Way before me.'
I have been having a conversation about the election with my Australian friend. We are respectful and feel safe expressing our thoughts with each other. There has not been the least bit of animosity towards each other about this election. Now why would he be interested in my election? I asked him if he was vested in the outcome? He said yes. There is a kinship that he feels. We have discussed his politics as well.
The differences between our politics are that I am a patriotic voter. I haven't missed an opportunity to vote except for one primary. He has to vote or he gets to pay a fine. I vote for people. He votes for the party and the party decides the person. There has been some upheaval and hijinks with the PM office. There has been four PM's in the span that Obama has been in office. If someone in your party thinks you aren't doing your job, they will do a 'civil' coo and take your spot!
I have heard of heated arguments causing family members to refuse talking to each other. My own brother got mad over FB posts that my father had posted. I refuse to let silly political opinions get in the way of important things! My loved ones are important. I have also have been putting my focus on God & things above. This will pass away. Straw & chaff.
the week before:
I have been fortifying myself on Isaiah 33. Oh, how pertinent to right now!
Sunday November 6, 2016:
I sent a sample ballot to my Australian friend to show him who I was voting for. His question was 'you vote for all the people listed?" It just drove the point home to me how I got to vote for people & not just a party...
Tuesday November 8, 2016:
I cast my lot. I stood in line for 18 minutes and 55 seconds & that was a first for me! I never had to stand in line before. While waiting found myself 'profiling' others around me wondering which candidate they were voting for. I planned on checking out the results for the first bit knowing that it was going to go to Hillary then I was going to pop in a movie and then off to bed. My state was the first to go to Trump. Wait! Something is up with Florida...... I ended up chatting with my Australian friend as we both watched the American people make a statement!
Wednesday November 9, 2016:
A new day! Psalm 40:2 "He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the muck & mire; He set my feet on the Rock & gave me a firm place to stand." It wasn't who got in the highest office of the land. It was that the election was the period at the end of a very murky and slimy chapter. Now a new chapter awaits all fresh and clean to start anew. Again it isn't about who was elected but rather it was that each vote casted came together and made a huge statement that stunned the world. Now to figure out what to do.
Thursday November 10, 2016:
The transition of power has begun although very awkward & stiff. The hot button word -- mandate -- was used because all three Branches of government are held by Republicans. Protests in all its ugliness are have been organized & have been very destructive.
When I heard mandate, I stopped. No, the mandate isn't for the president-elect. The mandate is the people. They made the statement Tuesday night. The people need to decide what that mandate is. Let me say it for the people!
People's Mandate: "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, & secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves & our posterity, do ordain & establish this Constitution for the United States of America" have vowed to love one another from this day forward. It is no longer about the selfie. It is about respecting & uplifting my fellowman. That is what union is all about -- perfecting our love for one another.
Yes, I know tall order! But when you have the silent make their voice heard, it means they have been forgotten & it will not be tolerated anymore. We cannot survive by being this divided!!!! Behaving is a better statement than protesting.
John 15:8 "This is My Father's Glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be My disciples." What times we live in. What a contrast my life can be in this dark world...
Friday November 11, 2016:
I have a foxhole view of what is happening. I am livid that people are resorting to protests. Protests have never been constructive. I am trying to figure out how American can survive. My Australian friend sees a more arial view. He sees a revolution that is spreading worldwide. It isn't just Brexit or America's election but other countries like Australia is finding that expanding a progressive liberal agenda has to contract because it doesn't work.
Psalm 5:8 'Lead me, O Lord, in Your Righteousness because of my enemies-- make straight Your Way before me.'
Sunday, November 06, 2016
call to FAITH...
I may be shall be quite emotional Tuesday as I vote because of the great love I have for America and the founding fathers who wanted a land where they had freedom to love and serve God. However this is not my home, I'm just a passing through. I am a child of the Victorious King of kings so why should my soul be downcast? We are to walk triumphantly because we serve and are devoted to the Risen King! This is my Battle Cry; my call to Arms to my faint heart and to my brothers and sisters in Christ. We are joint-heirs. Wipe away the tears! Let's march around those walls! Let's talk back Scriptures in the face of fear! Fortify your FAITH!!! The Battle is the Lord's!!!
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"Let NOT your heart be troubled."
John 14:1
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"The Lord Himself goes before you
& will be with you;
He will never leave you
nor forsake you.
Do NOT be afraid;
Do NOT be discouraged."
Deut 31:8
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"Praise be to the Name of God forever & ever;
Wisdom & Power are His.
He changes times & seasons;
He sets up kings & deposes them.
He gives Wisdom to the wise
& knowledge to the discerning.
He reveals deep & hidden things;
He knows what lies in the darkness,
& Light dwells with Him."
Daniel 2:20-22
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"I will go before you & will level mountains;
I will break down gates of bronze
& cut through bars of iron.
I will give you the treasures of darkness,
riches stored in secret places,
so that you may know that I AM
the Lord, the God of Israel,
who summons you by name."
Isaiah 45:2-3
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"The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD."
Proverb 16:33
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I am going to share the whole passage of Isaiah 33 here. I have found so much peace and solace in this passage. Every time my heart starts to faint I keep going to Isaiah 33. I write in people's names and places of today into this ancient scripture. This is proof that the Ancient of Days is in control yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Challenge yourself to read this every time you find anger or depression eats away at your faith. Wait in the Lord. He is our HOPE & SALVATION!
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Isaiah 33
Woe to you, destroyer,
you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, betrayer,
you who have not been betrayed!
When you stop destroying,
you will be destroyed;
when you stop betraying,
you will be betrayed.
you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, betrayer,
you who have not been betrayed!
When you stop destroying,
you will be destroyed;
when you stop betraying,
you will be betrayed.
2 Lord, be gracious to us;
we long for You.
Be our Strength every morning,
our Salvation in time of distress.
3 At the uproar of your army, the peoples flee;
when You rise up, the nations scatter.
4 Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts;
like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.
we long for You.
Be our Strength every morning,
our Salvation in time of distress.
3 At the uproar of your army, the peoples flee;
when You rise up, the nations scatter.
4 Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts;
like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.
5 The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He will fill Zion with His Justice and Righteousness.
6 He will be the Sure Foundation for your times,
a Rich Store of Salvation and Wisdom and Knowledge;
the Fear of the Lord is the key to this Treasure.
He will fill Zion with His Justice and Righteousness.
6 He will be the Sure Foundation for your times,
a Rich Store of Salvation and Wisdom and Knowledge;
the Fear of the Lord is the key to this Treasure.
7 Look, their brave men cry aloud in the streets;
the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
8 The highways are deserted,
no travelers are on the roads.
The treaty is broken,
its witnesses are despised,
no one is respected.
9 The land dries up and wastes away,
Lebanon is ashamed and withers;
Sharon is like the Arabah,
and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.
the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
8 The highways are deserted,
no travelers are on the roads.
The treaty is broken,
its witnesses are despised,
no one is respected.
9 The land dries up and wastes away,
Lebanon is ashamed and withers;
Sharon is like the Arabah,
and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.
10 “Now will I arise,” says the Lord.
“Now will I be exalted;
now will I be lifted up.
11 You conceive chaff,
you give birth to straw;
your breath is a fire that consumes you.
12 The peoples will be burned to ashes;
like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.”
“Now will I be exalted;
now will I be lifted up.
11 You conceive chaff,
you give birth to straw;
your breath is a fire that consumes you.
12 The peoples will be burned to ashes;
like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.”
13 You who are far away, hear what I have done;
you who are near, acknowledge My Power!
14 The sinners in Zion are terrified;
trembling grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?
Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”
15 Those who walk righteously
and speak what is right,
who reject gain from extortion
and keep their hands from accepting bribes,
who stop their ears against plots of murder
and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—
16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,
whose refuge will be the mountain fortress.
Their bread will be supplied,
and water will not fail them.
you who are near, acknowledge My Power!
14 The sinners in Zion are terrified;
trembling grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?
Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”
15 Those who walk righteously
and speak what is right,
who reject gain from extortion
and keep their hands from accepting bribes,
who stop their ears against plots of murder
and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—
16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,
whose refuge will be the mountain fortress.
Their bread will be supplied,
and water will not fail them.
17 Your eyes will see the King in His Beauty
and view a land that stretches afar. {Heaven}
18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:
“Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
Where is the officer in charge of the towers?”
19 You will see those arrogant people no more,
people whose speech is obscure,
whose language is strange and incomprehensible.
and view a land that stretches afar. {Heaven}
18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:
“Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
Where is the officer in charge of the towers?”
19 You will see those arrogant people no more,
people whose speech is obscure,
whose language is strange and incomprehensible.
20 Look on Zion, the City of our festivals;
your eyes will see Jerusalem,
a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved;
its stakes will never be pulled up,
nor any of its ropes broken.
21 There the Lord will be our Mighty One.
It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.
No galley with oars will ride them,
no mighty ship will sail them.
22 For the Lord is our Judge,
the Lord is our Lawgiver,
the Lord is our King;
it is He who will Save us.
your eyes will see Jerusalem,
a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved;
its stakes will never be pulled up,
nor any of its ropes broken.
21 There the Lord will be our Mighty One.
It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.
No galley with oars will ride them,
no mighty ship will sail them.
22 For the Lord is our Judge,
the Lord is our Lawgiver,
the Lord is our King;
it is He who will Save us.
23 Your rigging hangs loose:
The mast is not held secure,
the sail is not spread.
Then an abundance of spoils will be divided
and even the lame will carry off plunder.
24 No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”;
and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.
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The mast is not held secure,
the sail is not spread.
Then an abundance of spoils will be divided
and even the lame will carry off plunder.
24 No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”;
and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.
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All I can do is shout HALLELUJAH & AMEN!
"The Lord Reigns."
Psalm 99:1
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