I'm ready to stop looking so much at this slow-motion train wreck . . .

[Vine Abider]

The US presidential race has started out a a couple pretty bizarre notes, to say the least.  And we're just at the beginning of this particular train wreck, which I suspect will just got worse & worse.  So I think this child of God needs to pull away and stop paying so much attention and time to this particular worldly thing, which will just be dissolved by God's glory.  (2 Peter 3:11)

What about you . . . had enough?

[Marathoner]

44 minutes ago, Vine Abider said:

The US presidential race has started out a a couple pretty bizarre notes, to say the least.  And we're just at the beginning of this particular train wreck, which I suspect will just got worse & worse.  So I think this child of God needs to pull away and stop paying so much attention and time to this particular worldly thing, which will just be dissolved by God's glory.  (2 Peter 3:11)

What about you . . . had enough?

Glad to hear, my friend. I've never paid any attention to it, even before I came to the Lord. 

[walla299]

I have to pay a certain amount of attention to it because of my job. Elections and other slow motion train wrecks do affect the financial markets and I have to be able to discuss that with clients. Other than that I try to pay attention to what's going on only for the purpose of trying to avoid being blindsided. I have enough on my plate trying to follow Jesus.

[AdHoc]

10 hours ago, Vine Abider said:

The US presidential race has started out a a couple pretty bizarre notes, to say the least.  And we're just at the beginning of this particular train wreck, which I suspect will just got worse & worse.  So I think this child of God needs to pull away and stop paying so much attention and time to this particular worldly thing, which will just be dissolved by God's glory.  (2 Peter 3:11)

What about you . . . had enough?

I look on from a distance and remember two things;

1.  24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king: 25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. (Dan.4:24–25).

2. The time of the Gentiles has an end. Christ will rule. And He will appoint the worthy servants over cities (Lk.19:17-19). I need to make my own election sure.

[AnOrangeCat]

10 hours ago, Vine Abider said:

The US presidential race has started out a a couple pretty bizarre notes, to say the least.  And we're just at the beginning of this particular train wreck, which I suspect will just got worse & worse.  So I think this child of God needs to pull away and stop paying so much attention and time to this particular worldly thing, which will just be dissolved by God's glory.  (2 Peter 3:11)

What about you . . . had enough?

Train wreck sounds about right. I have mixed feelings about it. I don't like the precedents it's setting and how blatantly it tells us that money governs who even makes it as a candidate. Beyond that I'm detached enough to be able to follow it along and I'm curious to want to know. But where it hits hardest for me is within the church. There's a whole lot of vehemently insisting a particular party or candidate is chosen by God or in league with Satan based on their positions on a handful of issues. It's almost always more complicated than that. In many cases these promises evaporate so quickly after election that it's practically a cliche.

[Vine Abider]

5 hours ago, AnOrangeCat said:

Train wreck sounds about right. I have mixed feelings about it. I don't like the precedents it's setting and how blatantly it tells us that money governs who even makes it as a candidate. Beyond that I'm detached enough to be able to follow it along and I'm curious to want to know. But where it hits hardest for me is within the church. There's a whole lot of vehemently insisting a particular party or candidate is chosen by God or in league with Satan based on their positions on a handful of issues. It's almost always more complicated than that. In many cases these promises evaporate so quickly after election that it's practically a cliche.

Indeed - that is regarding some groups of Christians claiming that a certain person is definitely God's anointed and must take power at all costs!  And what often follows are ad hominin attacks and childish name calling.  This sets off an alarm within me.

What I hear is one bunch of hypocrites calling the other bunch "hypocrites" (well they started it!).  It's really just Adam doing his thing, which shouldn't surprise us too much . . .

[Marilyn C]

Yes, VA, there will be lies, deceit and distractions.

 

[Vine Abider]

1 hour ago, Marilyn C said:

Yes, VA, there will be lies, deceit and distractions.

 

And ample mud-slinging from both sides.  Too bad things have devolved to this in our country, but people and the media seem to perpetuate it all the more.  (not to mention the flesh, the world & the devil - oh, guess I did mention those . . .)

"Seeing as these things will be dissolved" - I just keep coming back to this!

[Marilyn C]

2 minutes ago, Vine Abider said:

And ample mud-slinging from both sides.  Too bad things have devolved to this in our country, but people and the media seem to perpetuate it all the more.  (not to mention the flesh, the world & the devil - oh, guess I did mention those . . .)

"Seeing as these things will be dissolved" - I just keep coming back to this!

Really emphasizes how much we need to come together and encourage each other and warn as we SEE the Day (of the LORD in judgment) coming. (Heb. 10: 24

[Debp]

On 7/24/2024 at 7:17 PM, Vine Abider said:

What about you . . . had enough?

When I see how crazy and immoral the country has gotten with most Democrats accepting and sometimes promoting the transgender, gay agenda to even young children, I will vote conservative.