Politics

I woke up this morning so mad that I could not go back to sleep even though I was very tired.  I was mad because of politics.  Yesterday I got to see a lot in people, in my government class and otherwise.  This made me look back at what I have been reading in my Bible.  God has revealed so much to me this year.  Right now I am reading in Leviticus, and I have already learned so much just from the first few chapters.  Some people may say my beliefs politically are harsh or close-minded, but I am basing my beliefs off of the Bible.  God has taught me many of these things this year.  I know why I believe what I believe.  It means so much to me knowing that.

I would probably say that my general view of the American public today is that they have fallen away from God and the Bible.  Yet still, so many Americans including our current president, Barack Obama, claim to be Christians.  I do not know how people can say they are Christians, which means "Christlike," and believe what they believe, do what they do, and say what they say.  I am not saying at all that I am perfect, or perfectly like Christ.  I am so far from being perfect, but I do think you can tell the difference between someone who actually follows Christ and someone who just says they do.  I absolutely hate it when I mess up, and I know that I mess up daily, but I still do my best to at least believe what I know is right in God's eyes.  So if people ask me why I believe what I believe, it is because the Bible.  I hope that God will give me the courage and words to talk to people and explain this to people.  I also hope that I will continue to learn, and God will continue to teach me my beliefs and why I believe them.

My last thing to say in this post is a challenge for everyone who reads this.  I challenge you to figure out why you believe what you believe.  Not only in politics, but in all things.  And to people who consider themselves Christians: I challenge you to look at what you believe and see what the Bible says about that.  If we are to live like Christ, we should believe what He believes, too.  Does God decide what is right or does society?  For me, I will let God determine what is right in my life.