I can hardly believe it. I didn't finish watching all that happened tonight… I watched a Christmas movie instead.
I decided that it would be wiser for me to take my mind off of the politics and
settle down for a nice quiet evening with my mom and a movie. But in the back
of my mind, I was sure that God had it in His plan for Mitt Romney to win this
election. I felt very peaceful about the whole situation as I heard the
mumbling voices on the TV near my bedroom saying, “Yes, if Mitt Romney gets
these specific votes, then he will surely win this.” Or sometimes they would
say, “Oh, Obama is definitely leading on these votes. We may have yet another
four years with our president.” No matter what those people on the TV said, I
just had such a calm heart tonight. Though I may have come downstairs every
once in a while to announce, “Hey! Romney’s winning right now,” I didn't feel
very excited or nervous about the election. But now that I get onto Facebook, I
see almost every single one of my friends posting about Obama’s winning. In the
past I haven’t really cared about politics at all. I guess I was just ‘too
young to worry’. These past several weeks have been different though. I found
myself writing, talking, and even debating about politics. I couldn't believe that
I was actually getting myself into a couple huge disagreements over who should
win the election. I guess my mind is just at peace tonight even though I had
those disagreements and debates. At least it was. Now, as I clicked through all of the status updates and
comments, I actually felt quite overwhelmed. My head started to buzz, and my
eyes started aching after looking at the brightly lit screen for so long. I sat
in confusion as I read about Obama’s winning and all of the things which are
now legalized. I experience much discomfort and sadness after each new status I
read about how horrible the next four years will be. I scrolled through a few
comments which talked about how we should get Obama impeached. I certainly
‘liked’ those comments! But that isn't really what matters… is it? I’m not sure
if they have yet finalized that Obama has absolutely won this election, because
I didn't watch the whole thing… but if he did… he did! We no longer have
control over the situation! Those of us who were able to put in our votes and
did what we saw was right. I sure would have voted for Romney if I was of age!
I can’t fully understand the people who thought of voting for Obama even after
these past four years. After what he has done to our debt, and practically everything
else in his control, I don’t know how on earth people could still possibly vote
for him. But obviously they did. All we can do now is rely on God for help. He
still watches over us no matter what the outcome is. We have to trust that He
knows what is best for us. If this was in His plan… then let His Will be done!
He knows what is best for this
country! Who knows, maybe the only pieces of good we will receive from this is
learning from our mistakes. A lot of people may regret voting for Obama if he
continues to treat this country like he did in the past. The only practical
option we now have is to pray that God will bring peace to this country. And I
hope that God will work in Obama to turn this country around! Let’s focus on
God for now and put our anxiety about the election away. Either way, we still
remain in God’s hands.
