I met my father a few weeks ago, and during a recent phone call (2 days before the elections) my father decided that I should be introduced to his political rant. I don’t give two hoots about politics. People start talking about politics and how horrible the past or present officers are and my eyes glaze over. I smile and nod. Here is why. Certainly, I am an American and proud to be so, but there are so many other topics to fight about that are more important. Whining and being angry about something we can’t change for 4 years is a waste of breath. I have my beliefs and I vote accordingly and it’s no one’s business how I do it or why. Besides, the Lord is in control anyway, no matter who is in office. The Lord is a much better topic to get into a heated debate over. It’s completely worth the breath it takes too. There are 2 things I will stand and discuss while giving my opinion, and find the topics completely worth the time, energy, and oxygen necessary. The first is abortion, and the second is my faith. (Both are topics for another blog entry.)
This of course leads me to gas prices. Why, why, WHY do people insist on whining and complaining about the price of gas? The price is paid no matter what it is. You can choose to just drive up, pay it, and continue with your day, or you can choose to stand and complain and have great debates about it which, of course, inevitably leads to a political debate. I chose to tackle the price of milk. Being a single mom, I would go to the store and buy a gallon of milk for about $2.50 and then a week later buy the same gallon of milk for $5.50. (More than a gallon of gas!) I came to the conclusion that there must have been a shortage of cows. (Though there are several dairies in the area I was living in.) No one cared about my rant about the price of milk. No one cared until… I made the comment, “I guess the price of groceries has to rise because of the price of gas rising to get it to us.” Sure, now everyone wants to talk about gas prices and the political moves that may have made it so high.
I no longer discuss the price of milk, or gas for that matter. My eyes glaze over when I hear someone say “gas”, “president”, or “governor”. I make my choices based on my views and beliefs as a Christian. I will not justify it, or discuss it because to any given person I may be wrong. Salvation is a much better way to spend my breath, and time.
That said, do you know Christ?
*The Jesus Loving Princess*
*Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5*
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