This is NOT My Home

It seems that no matter the direction in which one turns, there is news of the upcoming presidential election. Don't worry, this is not a post about which candidate is best nor for whom you should be voting. I don't even know for whom I am voting so I am definitely not here to tell you how to vote.

In fact, I really don't even like talking about the matter. I am not a politically minded person. My kids probably know more than I do at this point because I enjoy living with my head in the sand - so to speak. However, with it thrown in my face at every turn, I have had no choice but to pick up bits and pieces here and there. I have enjoyed the somewhat lively discussions between The Professor and Puppy and even sometimes the Little Man of the house. Puppy has a very strong opinion at the ripe ole age of 14 and believes that she is in fact old enough and should be allowed to vote.

All I can really say is that I have been very disappointed. The reports of decisions made by various candidates in the past few weeks have left nothing but a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. As I was mulling over in my mind what some of the candidates have said and done, God brought to mind the verse out of Psalm which says:

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.    Psalm 20:7

As I have rolled that verse over in my mind, I have replaced "chariots" and "horses" with "president" and "government". In doing so, the verse could read like this . . . "Some trust in the President of the United States and some in the government, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God." I want to trust in God and God alone. Yes, those candidates are very disappointing - ALL of them - but they are not in whom I trust. I trust in God because He is the one ultimately in control. Nothing in this world happens outside of His will.

Taking it a step further, this is NOT my home. Oh, yes, it is such a privilege and blessing to live in the United States where one has the freedom to do and say as one pleases. I am so thankful. However, this is not it for me. Because I believe in Jesus as the son of the one true God and have taken Him as my Savior, this is NOT my home.

As it states in John 14:1-4:

Do not let your hearts be troubled.  You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.

Even though my happy place is a cabin on the side of a mountain, I repeat, "This is NOT my home." And, no matter who is the next President of the United States, it is temporary. It will all pass away. Only one thing stands now and forever more, God and God alone.

May you have JOY in knowing that this world is NOT your home. I know I do!

Tami