It's easy to simply dismiss them, but then we won't--can't--make progress as a nation.
It's time Americans do what we have done so well for so long; put the best of both political visions, evaluating and applying the facts, to work and create a synergy that empowers our "We the people" political will.
The best kind of politics is not a "winner take all" proposition. That becomes a recipe for tyranny, regardless of whose in charge.
The degraded ethics of the human condition make too much of any ideology, too much. The Framers understood this on a very practical level when they fashioned our Constitutional "checks and balances." It makes governance almost always too slow, and often very clunky--but even with this, it leads to better outcomes.
Step back, breath deeply, think critically and refuse the Kool-Aid people on BOTH sides of the aisle have prepared for this Mid-Term election cycle. I am not Pollyanna about this world system; I don't believe politicians, ideologues or pundits represent God's vision for our world--with righteous consistency. I do know where I turn to discover what that vision is: God's Word.
So much hangs in the balance of this election. The impact of what we do will almost certainly outlive all of us. It's important that we get it right--right being leaders that will govern to the highest possible--yet still flawed--standard.
Seems like an impossible dream? I trust in the Sovereignty of God; He has the ability to change hearts and minds, empower for service and give gifts for leadership that are "exceedingly, abundantly beyond anything we could ask or imagine (Ephesians 3.20)."
I am exercising due diligence in preparing my ballot. I am praying for guidance. I am voting.
I am trusting God, asking Him to anoint this new leadership for 2019 and beyond with an ability to lead America to a commitment where we seek to "Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God (Micah 6.8)."
With God all things improbable, even impossible are always on the table.
Liveitwell...M6.8
bN
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