Obama is no exception!

Okay, THIS may turn out to be a bit of a rant that a lot of people do NOT like. Sometimes the truth hurts....but it's still the truth!

So I cannot seem to get through one day without hearing people speak negatively about Obama....they criticize, call him the anti-Christ, speak of doom for our country, accuse him of all sorts of things. Basically, I cannot get through one day without hearing someone curse our president. Now before you stop reading, please know that this is not a rant to expose my worldly political views. Rather, I hope I can help remind people that scripture applies to ALL of our life, to ALL people, ALWAYS. Obama is no exception. I don't know what version of the Bible people are reading but mine does not say:

• Honour all people, except Obama, or anyone else you don't really like or believe in
• Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, but only if YOU agree with all of the decisions made by the authority in your life (this goes for your parents, your husbands, your employers, your government).

Romans 13:1-7 says

Let Every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil.....

I think some people have forgotten that God is in charge here folks! Do you trust God? Do you believe that He is in control? If so, then WHY WHY WHY do you feel the need to criticize? I pray that as Christians, we will trust God in ALL areas of our lives. Sometimes the way God does things does not make sense, we can't see or understand the greater picture. This is where Faith comes in. God is our King, we are not of this world but are here for but a moment. We are to pray for our president, not condemn him. Our world economy faces an impossible situation, but do we live for our economy? Do we live for money? For anything in this world?

We need to remember that there IS a bigger picture here folks. We need to review and renew our minds with scripture, study and pray for our trust and submission. We need to pray for our country AND for our president. And we need to cling to what is good and love ALL people. Yes, even the president. Even for authorities in our life who do not share our faith. We need to be examples of Christ and fix our eyes on God in these hard times and remember that all of this chaos is of this world - of which we are NOT.