America, We Have a Problem

America has a problem. (Thought I would state the obvious to start this.)

Every group seems to have a totalitarian view of their issues. The Christians want everyone to abide what they think or feel is right.

LGBT wants everyone to fully embrace and even celebrate how they feel and what they want.

BLM wants a complete acknowledgment of all their talking points.

The Democrats and Republicans are against each other. The list goes on and on. Each group believing only they know and understand and only they can dictate how others should think or feel.

Within all of these groups, and many others, there is one common thread. None of them seem to care about the people who disagree with them or the reasons they do. There seems to be no desire to understand why things are. No one listens to hear and understand, they just listen to respond

That still isn't the problem I have set out to address. The problem is that they all want to use the elections to win their argument. And so, in old American fashion, once again, the election process is used to further fracture our nation.

When I started my campaign, this was my major issue and concern. We need a leader who is willing to live in peace with people who are different and with whom he doesn't agree with, or even like. We need a leader who will strive with the American people to influence them to live in peace with each other, work in unity, and truly fix/heal this nation.

My campaign slogan was/is "Love Never Demands Its Own Way" My niece suggested that it just be "Love Never Demands"

As a Christian, as an actual follower of the teachings of JESUS as they are recorded in the Bible, I see this reflected in HIS actions, teachings, and even HIS plans and purposes HE established for HIS people. Nowhere in the teachings of THE CHRIST do we find a notion of HIS people using coercion, or any effort to control and demand obedience to them or HIM. Instead, JESUS simply was among them, leading and influencing and teaching.

We need leaders like that. We need leaders who can sit down with the sinners and explain sin and salvation to them and leave with them glad he was there. We need someone who the religious people call a glutton and winebibber and friend of sinners.

We are in desperate need of a leader who can use the election process to heal and unify. A house divided cannot stand and I fear this one is tottering on very loose sand. IN unity is strength. In this mess we have now, we have too much violence and division to ever be able to grow and prosper.

I still believe I can be that guy. I intend to do all I can to be that guy for the next 4 years as we head to another election period. 4 years of the leadership we are looking at could damage America to a level that recovery will be nearly impossible.

But, I know the GOD of miracles and I believe, if we follow HIS lead and HIS way of doing things, If we stick to HIS plan and do not add to or take away from it, I believe there is still hope. I only believe that because I believe it is possible to humble ourselves and seek GOD and turn from our wicked ways, and that we can once again garner favor and blessings from the GOD of my salvation. If GOD is for us, who can be against us

Bless God America