Don't worry, I'm not going to add more stress to your day. Actually, I'm here to try to make it a little better.
Look, this election has been hyped so out of proportion that it feels like we're voting not on who is a leader of one country but on who is going to be the supreme ruler of the world for eternity. Thank goodness that second position is already filled (by God, Who is perfect, by the way).
So if the position of Supreme Ruler is already filled, then any other position, no matter who fills it, has to ultimately answer to that Ruler. The Ruler might allow these temporary leaders to act with the desires of their earthly hearts in rebellion against Him, but He will not tolerate treason forever. Any leader who acts in treason will be held accountable (as will any other traitor who has not accepted the pardon offered by Jesus).
Granted, that justice might not come in time to really help. (Ask the Israelites, who suffered through a bunch of terrible kings and queens and captors and Pharaohs and probably wondered each time if they were still going to exist by the time that leader was gone.) At least, it may not seem that way.
But if God really is the Supreme Ruler, then no lesser ruler can do anything outside of His domain. In fact, the heart of any king/pharaoh/president is like water in God's hand, and He can turn it wherever He will.
So if you're feeling anxious, take some time to sit still and cast your cares on God. He will not change after the results come in tonight. He will not change in January when our president changes. He has been faithful and constant all this time...He will not change now. He will not have less control, and He will not be less good or loving, regardless of the results.
I encourage you to silence your worries. Worry is a display of lack of trust in God, as if you doubt that God will take care of us if the election (or anything else) doesn't go our way. I invite you to let go of the anxiety and to let God do what only He can do.
And I ask you to spend time in prayer about this world. Pray for each candidate, each citizen, and that our hearts will turn to God and seek Him.
Rest in the peace God will give you when you place into His hands everything that you have no control over anyway.
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I've written a lot about this country and this election. While you're up waiting for the results, instead of chewing your nails and worrying, ask God to give you peace and then check out some of my other posts:
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If you take one thing away from this post, take this: God is on the Throne, and (as cliche as that may sound) there is nothing that can ever take us away from His love and plan for our lives. Even if everything gets terrible, He will still be with us. Take comfort in that tonight.
