Election Prep

It’s shaping up to be another close election.  Margins are razor thin, far too thin to make any confident predictions about who our next president will be.  It’s possible we won’t officially know for days or weeks after the election.  What this means is that it is very possible that your preferred candidate won’t win.  The other person will be our next president.  You will need to get your mind around a Trump presidency or a Harris presidency.  And my question to you is: are you prepared for that outcome?  Are you emotionally and mentally and spiritually prepared for your candidate to not win?

Over the past decade, I’ve witnessed Christians fall apart in the aftermath of a presidential election.  Shock gave way to despair and depression.  It is okay to be disappointed at an election outcome.  It’s okay to be sad that your person didn’t win.  It’s even okay to be concerned about what the next four years will look like.  But despair has no place in the life of those who belong to Jesus.  Regardless of who wins next Tuesday, we have already won because Jesus is Lord.  If you are quite invested in the outcome of this election, now would be a good time to make sure you are keeping perspective.  Now is the time to start preparing yourself for the possibility that your candidate will lose.  And the best way to do that is by remembering that above all earthly powers, our God reigns and always will.