Stop. And Start.

People wanted change and now we all are about to get it. Even though we still live in the greatest country on the planet, we are perhaps one more step on the continual slide south. We are in fact on the brink of slipping down a morally bankrupt slope that we’ll never be able to recover from. It is a hard reality that the President-elect does not share the values that Bible-believing Christians hold, regardless of how many sermons he’s heard.

But why so downcast? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence (Psalm 42:5).

This event in our country’s history should provoke true believers to re-evaluate our priorities. It’s time to ‘stop and start’…
1). Stop crying. Start rejoicing. (1 Thessalonians 5:16)
2). Stop whining. Start praying. (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
3). Stop speculating about the future. Start reading and studying our Bibles. (Matthew 6:34, 2 Timothy 2:15).
4). Stop fretting over the liberal agenda. Start evangelizing the lost. (Matthew 28:19-20)
5). Stop negative put-downs and personal attacks. Start counting our blessings. (Psalm 103)

I’ll be the first one to call out the President-elect on issues that I hold dear to my heart, such as the murder of all our little babies… and we have an obligation to do so. But let’s first examine ourselves and make sure we’re about the Lord’s work as our number one priority. And remember: if the great apostle is right in Philippians 3:20, ‘our citizenship is in heaven’.