Torn

It's so hard when you believe one way and members of your close friends and family believe another. I understand the draw of Glenn Beck, I really do. He's got opinions that are polarizing and fantastical, and I don't mean that in a bad way. If something is inherently wrong in our political system, I have no problem with people pointing that out.

It's the fear, I don't like. The fear and worry that I hear in the voices of those I love. I am not under some delusion that our government is full of virtuous people who all want the best for the "American people." I think most of them do want to do good, but they just don't agree with each other on what that good should look like. Glenn has one view of what that good should look like, and when it doesn't, he goes into panic mode and he spreads that panic and fear. Those on the left do the same thing. Because fear and drama sells. And they have every right to do think and say whatever they like.

But as a Christian, I am challenged. This is a problem for me. Because my Bible says that perfect love casts out fear. It says that fear is not of God. That we don't have to live in fear; we get to live in perfect love. And when I listen to something that regularly leaves me in a state of fear, I begin to question whether or not it is truly of God.

Listen, any American has every right to be "fearful" for their country right now. Our unbelievable debt has made us a nation with no financial stability at all. We owe everything to everyone. This may be the end of the U.S. as we know it--this may change us fundamentally.

Okay. That happens to nations. It happened to Egypt. It happened to Rome. It happened to the Greeks. It happened to the Aztecs. It happened to England. Superpowers come and superpowers go. Shit happens.

I don't think this is the end of the U.S. But I do think we're changing. I have hope that the Constitution will continue to stand and that reasonable discourse and compromise that benefits all is possible.

But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Come storm, come change, come danger, come threat, come good, come hope, come faith. Come love. We will serve the Lord.

I refuse to fear when He is my lord.