One Christian's Conscience

    I cannot speak for all people who attach the name "Christian" to their profile, I can only speak for one, me.

   This coming election has had me tied up in knots about how to cast my ballot in this race for President. Even when I went to vote the other day at the Election Commission, I knew how I was going to vote, but I was not altogether comfortable doing it.

   How do you make a choice?

      The Republican was a man who had a grating personality, an attitude of a bully, a life history that included many things that I did not agree with. But, on the other hand, had championed the life of the unborn, had promised and delivered on the whole idea of judicial appointments that would restore constitutional government on the basis of the Constitution, and had rejected the moral claims of the Left on many issues the country is struggling with right now.

      The Democrat was a man who seemed blown about with every wind of outrage coming from the left in his party. Not all the party, but the part that he needed to get the nomination. He evolved from many of the ideas he had sponsored coming up through the ranks. He seemed unprincipled in many of the areas that I held as important. How could I vote for a man, and a party, whose answer to a question about what he would do as president, said "I'll tell you after the election".

   There is always the option of voting for one of the several third-party candidates, but it is a vote that will not count in the election.

   So, what to do?

      Vote for the man whose twitter style is obnoxious to say the least, but who has demonstrated some actions that have done a lot of good in the past 4 years.

      Vote for a man who won't tell the public what kind of president he will be, but wants us to trust him to do the right thing.

      And then I recall the fact that both of these men, flawed as both may be, are not spring chickens. Not as old as the writer of this, but old nevertheless. Who would I like to succeed them in the office if something happened to either? 

      Harris or Pence?

      Mike Pence, hands down. 

   I believe that God does not cede any of His control to any electorate, and that His will will be done in our country. His reasons are unchangeable and His Word is our guide.

   The thoughts of one believer may not be altogether right, but I do believe that ...

   The purpose of The Lord will stand.