Who Can We Trust?...
Amid a volatile political landscape filled with conflicting views, rumors, and heated rhetoric, believers face a crucial question: Who can we trust? When the white noise of social media and news becomes overwhelming, our anchor remains in our faith. This reflection explores how to quiet the discord, lean on prayer and fasting, and seek divine wisdom to align our choices with the moral values we share under Christ—no matter how difficult the decisions ahead may be.
POLITICSCOURAGE AND STRENGTH
Who Can We Trust? Navigating Political Volatility with Faith and Conscience
Today, this week, and possibly all year, we’ve watched, listened, and read conflicting views on where the United States’ democracy is heading. As we face a new presidential election, tempers are flaring, insults are being posted, rumors are being spread, and it all depends on which political party you support or follow. It is a volatile time for politics in the United States.
Through all the white noise, social media posts and videos, e-print news, and articles, we know as Believers when we hear the voice of our Father. We know that through all the disruption, loud voices, and discord, it is a responsibility for each one of us to fast, pray, and select the candidate that speaks to the internal moral code and values we share under Christ.
We must not let the negative rhetoric, misinformation, fear, and anger destroy what we as a country have built collectively.
Seeking Divine Wisdom Over Human Rhetoric
Who can we trust? Trust in the Lord to provide you with the wisdom, knowledge, and courage it will take for you to make your personal voting decision.
Your choice may lead to:
Family discord
Professional calamity
Broken friendships
For some, even the threat of bodily harm
But we as Believers must be up for the challenge, no matter how grim or unfavorable the cultural landscape appears. Whether it be our general elections or our local city and state races, we all must take a true self-inventory, study the issues, understand our concerns, and align ourselves with the candidates and platforms that represent our beliefs in both professional and personal character, our moral values, and the progression we want our lives to take.
Confronting the Core Questions of Our Nation
Where do you stand, Believer? As you examine the platform of our leaders, ask yourself:
On Life and Liberty: Do we believe in the right to choose, or is it now time for governmental forces to decide?
On Justice and Equity: Do we believe in complete racial equality, or is your perspective aligned elsewhere?
On Governance and Democracy: Do we believe in the democracy our forefathers conceived, wrote, and implemented, or has the Supreme Court ruling regarding presidential immunity for official actions settled well with you?
On Progress and Representation: Are we prepared to let a biracial woman take the helm of our country for the first time in U.S. history and present our values to the rest of the world?
Standing Up to the Challenge
These are the hard questions life and our country expect you to answer. It is both an exciting as well as a fearful time in our lives.
Yet, when we cut through the noise of partisan divide and anchor our hearts in prayer, we step forward not out of fear, but out of conviction. And when the time comes to stand before God at the time of judgment, we all would like to hear those sacred words:
“Well done, good and faithful servant.” (Matthew 25:23)
S.K. Caraway, Director
thesonyakarolfoundation.org / sundaybelievers.org
Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble. By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might.