ali's Corner. [It's Time]

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008.

-"The Day After..."

OBAMA'S WON

The votes were in and the polls were closing. The only thing left to do was watch the news for answers and the moment of truth we'd been waiting for.


I wasn't scared. God had lifted up Sarah Palin and John McCain for a reason. They were supposed to be the ones who took control of our nation next. The ones who'd help fix the world's sick and contorted ways...right?

Looking at the results for each state, Obama had most already. When Indiana flashed across the screen, as of right then, McCain had it. An overwhelming sense of happiness came over me. I was at the gym, watching the screen from my eliptical, when a huge smile came across my face.


"I knew it. Indiana's different. We're still voting republican." The man next to me shot a glance over and saw me smiling widely at the screen. But there wasn't room for him to question.


Back at home, watching the news, i started to get sleepy. People were already saying, "Obama has it". But, I knew better. "Have faith, people...come on!"

I decided to get some sleep, so i retreated to my room. But, before climbing into bed, I knelt. Down on my knees, just as everyone will do when Jesus comes for his people. And I prayed. "Lord, you know what's best. Let us not be scared during this crucial time and please keep our hearts safe. Amen." Not but 2 minutes after getting into bed, Mom opens my door and says that the banner across the screen read: "Obama elected president.
"

My heart sunk into my sheets. I swallowed hard and instead of saying "Goodnight" to Mom, I said, "Well, here we go..." Falling asleep wasn't easy that night.


I awoke with an extremely uneasy feeling in my staomch. I felt as if I were to look outside, destruction and chaos would have already taken over the night before, of places that i've only ever known to be happy and tranquil.


Driving to work was when my anger set in. I wasn't proud of it. I didn't doubt my faith in the Lord, however. I trusted his work and his ways.
I knew this was supposed to happen, but why was Palin lifted so high? Only to be defeated? What was the world coming to and when would God chime in to stop this madness?

Fear and anger shown through my white knuckles that gripped my steering wheel tightly. I called out, "I don't understand lord! I need answers. I trust your ways, but this uneasy feeling is too much to handle.
"

Amidst my words, pouring out to the Lord, I heard a

"My Child..."

It came from somewhere inside of me. For it wasn't God calling down from the heavens, but from the depths of my heart. The place He's stayed from the day I asked Him to, with my 7-year old voice. It was a calming feeling. I stopped talking. And listened. He told me to turn on my radio. And although I hadn't listened to the radio in years, I did it. 98.7, the only Christian station that I knew of. A song was just starting. Brandon Heath's, "Give me Your Eyes".


"Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see.
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity.
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see.


I covered my mouth with my hand that was now shaking. Tears filled my once confused and fearful eyes with trust and hope. God had broken me. Broken me of my deepest fears and uncertainties. The song talked about the ways of the world and how scewed people's views of Christianity are.


God continued to speak to me through the song. How instead of being angry or hateful, God wants to give us his eyes, arms and love to show the confused and hurt what being a true Christian is. He reminded me of free will. That people have a right to their choices.
But also that just because it's may be legal, doesn't make it right.


It's time.
it's time for us, as Christians, to rise up. Had McCain won, the battle would have been a Civil War. Guns, bombs, and hatred. But, because Obama won, this enemy is eqipped with the powerful weapon of love.


It's time.
Time that we quit watching this world as it brainwashes God's people telling them that the inhumane is okay.


It's time to stand up, it's time to fight back and it's time to truely love people well, the way God intended us to.


This isn't the last of Christianity
and this isn't the last of Sarah Palin.

Rise up.
Stand proud.
In His Name,

Ali Weber