What everyone is talking about today

Today is the day after the election here in the United States and as you all know by now Barrack Obama is our new president.  I have seen a lot of posts today and heard a lot of people talking about this both good and bad and now I am going to give my opinion of this years election.

As a follower of Christ it does not matter who won.

Now please don’t misunderstand me.  I did vote and I did care who won the election.  However the results do not make a difference in how we as Followers of Christ should live.  Had McCain won, yes, we would continue with the changes in the economy and it may or may not have straightened out.  Yes Obama is going to attempt to make changes in the policies in the United States that I may not agree with.  But as a Christian my priorities and the way I choose to live my life will not change.  As Followers of Christ we need to stay as committed to the Mission as we have been to this point.  We need to continue to redeem the relationships we are in and continue do develop new ones as we work to draw more people to Christ.  The Mission has not changed.  What we are called to do as Followers of Christ has not changed.  Will there be changes in our country, yes.  But our purpose on this Earth has not changed.  I am still committed to following the Great Commission.  I am still committed to bringing people into the body of Christ and developing those who are already a part of the body.  I am still committed to living a Missional Life and no changes in the politics of man will change that.  As such we who are Followers of Christ should not waver from the Mission we have been called to.

~ by Bryan Stafford on November 6, 2008.