Romney ~ the easy road

I went to bed frustrated at the election results. Do you know how much easier it would have been to stop abortion, make people work for what they have, and be accountable for their actions if Romney would have been elected? The burden would no longer be on us as individuals because we would have passed the buck to someone else, someone higher up, someone with the power to just sign a bill and make it all go away. Unfortunately, that obviously was not in God's will. As I went to bed last night, I prayed, like i'm sure many other Christians did. I prayed, and asked God to show me what I can do, since my first plan of taking the easy road flopped. I prayed for our president, that his heart would soften, that he would not be dictated by other countries. (I woke up to hearing about other countries cheering that Obama won, I would too if I was getting away with everything they were)

Looking at abortion, is it possible that if Romney was elected and put a stop to people murdering their babies, that they would never realize that it is a life? Would they miss out on the possibility of hearing God's Living Word? Since it would be illegal, there would be no reason for Christians to reach out to them, there would be no opportunity to get them to make their own choice. Maybe we're meant to join the battle and get out on the front lines and stand firm. Teach the unknown what exactly is going on and the choice they are making. I keep hearing "you wouldn't get mad at a blind man for stepping on your toe" and neither should we get angry and frustrated for a non-believer who just doesn't know or see the truth. It's our job as Christians to lead the way. We need to educate. We need to guide. We need to first get up from our computers and cozy homes and reach out to those who think a pregnancy is nothing more than a blob of cells.

I can't stand when people say Romney was going to take away womens rights. It should never be someone's RIGHT to kill another human being! They say they should be able to do whatever they want to their body, I agree, however, they shouldn't be allowed to harm that baby's body.

I'm concerned for my friends who serve in the military.

I think there's something wrong when other countries are this excited that a president has been re-elected. I think he's way too soft on China. I think our economy is going to go further into the ground. I really hope i'm wrong on this.

On to same sex marriage. I used to have the thought of "what happens behind closed doors is none of my business." If they wanted to marry someone of the same sex, sure why not! but I don't understand the theory that it's unconstitutional for same sex couples to be denied marriage. It's not even a privilege defined in the Constitution, so therefore it cannot be unconstitutional to deny it. I am for the traditional definition of marriage, as it states in the Bible, but the most I can do is equip others with the information that it contains and let them make their own decision.

It's a tough place to be a Christian. Voting for Romney, I was called so many names. I was told that I was judging others, that I was forcing my religion on everyone else, that I was not willing to compromise, that I was racist, and that I wanted to set our country back 100 years. I am none of those things. Just as others have their beliefs, and their choices that they want to make, I have mine too. I did not vote for Romney to judge others, I voted for him so the 3,000 babies who are killed daily may have a chance to not be judged before birth. I did not vote for Romney to force my beliefs on anyone, I voted for him so I can stay true to my own beliefs. I did not vote for Romney because I am racist, many friends, family and co-workers can attest to that. I also did not want to set our country back, I want to hold true to MY values. That's something I should be allowed to do without getting repercussions. We live in a world where people do not share the same beliefs or opinions. That's okay. It doesn't mean that I need to sway with the majority, or that the minority needs to sway my way. It means that we are all different. It means that in this melting pot of a world,  we should not need to conform to one groups ways, theories, lifestyles, etc. or be accused of bullying or being unaccepting. Wouldn't that make people who disagree with me judgemental and unaccepting? Just a thought.

Okay, my rant here is over. Now to take the first step now that the election is over. It's time to pray for our president. It's time to pray that everything goes according to God's will. It's time to stop trying to pass the buck to someone else and stand up for what we believe in. It's time to take action. Go volunteer somewhere. If you are in a woman's group, be a proactive woman's group, not a reactive woman's group. If you are feeling led to start a group in your area for whatever belief or right you wish to hold up, don't just sit on the sidelines, get up and get started. The next person I hear or see complaining about the election results, I will ask them, so are you just going to sit there defeated or are you going to make a difference in your own community? We have to start somewhere, and starting at the top didn't work out so well. I'd love to hear what you as an individual or as a group are doing/going to do from here.