It's Election Day! God's Commandment...PRAY!

In Him we also were made [God’s] heritage (portion) and we obtained an inheritance; for we had been foreordained (chosen and appointed beforehand) in accordance with His purpose, Who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His [own] will.

~Ephesians 1:11, Amplified

Hey everyone, 

Well, the big day is finally here! It's ELECTION DAY! After all of the television ads that we have been bombarded with, the day is finally her where we can cast our votes. While today is an exciting day, it is also filled with anxiety because the results draw closer to being finalized every hour. For those that follow me on both Twitter and Facebook, you already know where I stand on many issues and candidates (OBAMA 2012, lol!), but it is important to realize that by the end of today, one group of people will be rejoicing, while another group is mourning. While everyone wants a particular issue to go in their favor, or want their particular candidate to be elected, the reality is that there will be people that will be disappointed with today's election outcome.

We have to remember that God is in control of EVERYTHING! No matter what our rational minds come up with, He is in control. When our issue or candidate is not chosen, we have to remember that God KNOWS what He is doing! Period, point blank. One of the things that I was worried about when God called me to pursue a Masters in Education was that if a certain candidate wins, potential jobs that would be designated for my field would disappear. There were even times where I even cried out to God and complained about what the future could hold. It took a while for me to realize that God would NOT lead me to do anything that wouldn't be fruitful and thus not give Him glory. Understand that God is sovereign and even if YOUR candidate does not win, God allowed it to happen for a reason. Have faith and know that we will not understand everything that He does, but ALL of it is designed to bring Him glory. He is still the ruler of this earth and His plan is being fulfilled, whether you understand it or not!

God's command in times like these is very simple: PRAY! Pray before you vote. Pray after you vote. Pray if your candidate or issue wins. Pray is your candidate or issues loses. Pray for our leaders. Pray for a spirit of love. Pray for your neighbors. Pray for God's will to be manifested. Pray for peace. Shoooot, pray for TV anchors. Just pray! God listens to the prayers of his people and we need to make sure that we are communing with Him. 

Also remember that God loves us too much to harm us and is far more concerned about our welfare than we are. So we may THINK that we know better, but we don't! He does not fail and everything happens for a reason... God loves and has plans to prosper us, so please remain faithful and pray!

I love y'all for free,

nNb ♥