My sweet friend Abbye posted this on her blog and it echoed my feelings exactly. These are her words...
"I know I will offend someone, so in advance, I apologize. I will not however apologize for what I'm going to say.
In the background I'm listening to the news and I realize I'm getting a little stressed. If I think about it, life has gotten a little more stressful lately. News of "stimulus bills" that prayerfully will work, but realistically is just full of pet projects for the president, house speaker, etc... is worrisome when I think about how it will affect my childrens lives down the road. I worry that our nation's leaders have no moral compass, and have no concept that their votes, their actions, their bills will have consequences in the eternal. We will all be judged. Do people not realize that they too will be judged on the way they vote? I'm not saying God is a republican or a democrat. I'm saying in the eternal, the economy, taxes, healthcare and bailouts won't matter. Life matters. And when some of my friends, people who are close to me rationalize their vote and put more importance on the economy, than the importance of protecting life, my heart breaks. I don't think on judgment day God will say how glad he was that we voted to save our economy, that we voted for "change". I think he will ask why didn't we do everything in our power to protect the life he so perfectly created. I get angry that people will get rageful and protest and go on hunger strikes to save the trees. Is human life less important than trees? I don't get it. I don't get it. I also don't understand people getting upset about the genocide around the world, but vote for the womans rights to kill her own child. There have been more murders from abortion alone than genocide (I'm not saying genocide is not important). And yes, I did say "kill her own child". I'm tired of Christian pregnancy centers, the government and "politically correctness" telling us not to use the words "kills, death, die, murder" when talking about abortion so that we might not offend anyone. Am I the only one who is sickened by this? I'm tired of women being lied to, that abortion is an "option", just like parenting and adoption are options. What they aren't told is the percentage of women who try to kill themselves after an abortion. They aren't told the number of women who suffer from depression, eating disorders, alcoholism, self-mutilation, drug addictions, shame, hatred for themselves, insomnia, night terrors, ongoing health problems...need I go on? People who say they are "for women's rights" are lying to themselves. If women's rights are something that is so important, why then, are they being lied to, and not warned of the heartache that will follow an abortion? It may be immediately, it may be a week, month, year, or 30 years before it hits.
And since people usually bring up the "rape" situation, I'll comment on that too. Rape of course is a HORRIBLE event, a tragedy. There is no argument that it is an ugly, evil and horrific violation. And when this results in a pregnancy, the majority of people, even "pro-lifers" give an "out" to abortion. "It's okay, but only in this case. The woman shouldn't have to be reminded everyday of what was done to her." I agree that the women shouldn't have to be reminded of what happened. The rape should never have happened. But take the focus off the rape, the rapist, the womans rights. A life was created, yes out of selfishness, violence and ugliness. But a life was created. A baby was created. Tell me, when God looks at that life, that baby, that child, that teenager, that adult who was conceived this way, does he look at this life and say, " I created you, but you are not good?" Do you think God looks at that child and says, "I love you less because of the way you were created?" I absolutely don't think so. Jesus didn't say "I have come that you may have life, and have it to the full, but only those who were conceived in love." That innocent life when born doesn't know he is so despised. That baby was still "beautifully and wonderfully created". Why do people have no regard or respect for life? I just don't get it.
People of today are so focused on convenience, not being in-convenienced, not being uncomfortable in anyway, being instantly gratified and not thinking their actions have any consequences. I of course struggle with this thinking too! I want what I want when I want it! God has become a joke, a parody, and only something for "weak-minded people". Our nation has turned it's back on God, and I am deeply saddened. When our president is only in office a few days and lifts a ban on government funded abortions, how does God feel about that? Is God going to bless a nation who spits in his face?
I pray for my children and the world they will grow up in. I grieve that they will never really know pride for their country. I grieve that society is "raping" their innocence with promiscuous kids programs, homosexual characters in their cartoons, homosexual education in kindergarten, murder is a common theme in video games and cartoons, sex is pushed on them in elementary schools, and God is not allowed in their schools! I grieve that kids are killing eachother and their parents don't understand why. But take a look in their homelife and all you see is a TV with violence, games with violence, internet full of porn and parents who leave other caregivers to raise their children and don't want to be bothered with the "inconvenience" of parenting. I'm not saying that parents who have their children in daycare are doing this, I'm saying parents who don't raise their kids, who don't teach, grow, direct their children. Parents who don't want their lives to be inconvenienced with the "boring" needs of their children.
I know how it will all end, and I rejoice in the victory Jesus has already won! I serve the Creator, the Redeemer, the Judge, the Great Physician, the Lover of My Soul, Jesus the Son of God! He grieves along with me, with us, in how we treat eachother.
What's so beautiful is He didn't just die for me. He died for and adores those who spit in his face. He loves those who have kicked him out of their lives mock him. How beautiful is that? He loves someone who does "good" and the most evil person the same. It's so hard to understand that! But the evil child-rapist, the most evil terrorist in the world and time is still His child. He still wants that child to be with Him in paradise. It's so hard to understand that kind of love. But he is Love. He IS Love. And I have to daily put my life, my childrens lives, my marriage, our family, our finances, and my worries at the foot of the cross. I need to be reminded daily what he did for me, so that I don't have to carry all these worries and questions. He is big enough to handle them. He has redeemed my life from the pit, restored what was stolen from me and has turned my ashes into beauty! Nothing and no one on earth can do what He has done for me. I don't live my life perfectly, and I am constantly wanting to do things better, to be a better wife, mother, woman, daughter and friend. I am learning that my first role and my priority is to be His daughter and dwell in Him. I can't do it all by myself, and I'm not supposed to. He is Love. And Love is full of Grace.
I worship the lover of my soul, my creator, my Father."
Please be in prayer for our new president and for our country....
My best rocker pose...not very believable!
