Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Selah...(pause)

dear friends,

it is with a heavy heart i write this entry. last night, governor huckabee withdrew from the gop presidential race. i am heartbroken, as are many others.

governor huckabee represented true substantive "hope, promise and change" for america. governor huckabee embodied the beliefs of evangelical christians and patriotic americans. governor huckabee articulated our values, our principles and our convictions. governor huckabee gave us a voice and a place in the process. governor huckabee represented us... governor huckabee fought for us.

thank you, governor huckabee. thank you, for giving of yourself and your family, for all of us.

never before, had i been involved in politics. never before, did i care who was running for president. never before did i consider myself a 'grassroots activist' or even dream of blogging. but, governor huckabee, you changed all that. yes, you changed all that, for many many americans.

governor huckabee has awakened and inspired evangelical christians, social conservatives and the average american to get involved in the public square. he has dared us to believe that we can make a difference. and that we, indeed, have a valid place and voice in the process. he has demonstrated that a "little", with God's help, prayer, committment and hard work, can produce "much." he has taught us the power of perseverance, tenacity and a message. governor huckabee has taught christians, to unashamedly and unapologetically STAND FOR OUR CONVICTIONS.

what a tremendous lesson this has been for christians. inadvertantly, as a result of the political power playing and lack of support of "christian leadership", the rank and file christian base have quickly "grown up" and learned to make our own decisions. we have learned to "stand up on our own." and you know what? we like it.

there is no turning back. the true colors of many, have been revealed throughout this political season. many in political and christian leadership as well as in the media have lost a tremendous amount of support, respect and relevancy amongst the evangelical christian base. the ramifications of this, will be clearly evident.

the evangelical christian base has been energized and mobilized by governor huckabee's campaign. despite governor huckabee's exist from the gop race, the political and evangelical landscape has, and will forever be, indelibly changed.

the rank and file christians have found their voice, and their leader. we will march on....

i have no idea what God has in store. i felt certain, God has something planned involving governor huckabee, during this critical time in american history. finally, a godly man that had not only convictions and principles but experience to execute the job. frankly, i am still stunned that governor huckabee is no longer in the race. i, along with many others, who have been fervently praying for governor huckabee, felt certain God would intervene and cut the path to the presidency.

but, it is not so. in thinking and praying, i realize....as with the gospel, as with many in the Bible, GOD GIVES US A CHOICE. that is the beauty of our God. yet, along with that choice comes consequences, both good and bad.

i felt many of governor huckabee's supporters to be somewhat of a remnant standing for biblical principles and values. it was very exciting. however, based on the majority of americans supporting and voting for mccain, as well as obama...to me, it is indicative of where america stands spiritually.
now, in america, there is no longer a right or a wrong. there is no longer an absolute in the Bible. there is no longer a moral standard or code. that way of thinking, is now attacked and considered close minded, judgemental, and unloving. it is now, all about what 'feels good and right to me', 'what's okay for me', 'what I want,' 'what I need', 'what I want to do'. God has been taken out of the equation, the thought process, the schools.... christianity has now become a convenient dilution of God's Word and God's standards to meet the desires and standards of the person. how sad. how very scary.
how we desperately need God. how blessed america has been, as we founded our country on biblical principles and followed leaders who embraced God and His ways. how very scary as we stand back now, and watch america taking a turn away from God, and away from what has made us so great.
friends, this is a scary time, but i continue to rest in the fact that GOD IS IN CONTROL. God may allow some hardships for a season, but He will not allow it go beyond what we are able to bear. we must continue to pray that GOD'S WILL BE DONE and pray that the eyes of americans will be opened. pray that america will realize the abundant blessings and love of God, and their desperate need for God.
well friends, for this time, as in the pslams, i say, 'selah'.... this is a time to pause and reflect on what has happened, and get ready for what lies ahead... as God leads...
we serve a mighty faithful gracious and loving God.....never ever forget that!!!!
even when things don't turn out as we had hoped...GOD IS STILL MIGHTY, GOD IS STILL FAITHFUL, GOD IS STILL GRACIOUS, AND GOD IS STILL LOVING.... GOD IS ON THE THRONE...He knows best...
i pray you continue to walk with Jesus, and stand back and watch the glory of God revealed in your life and in the lives of those around you...
"not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." philippians 3:12-14
press on, friends...
blessings to you...

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