We Believe In GOD

This post is not being brought to offend any of you, so if you are easily offered, please go to another blog for your entertainment! --No we are NOT mad in the Cooper Household over Obama being elected as president, but we are concerned! We felt as if McCain/Palin would have done a better job for our country, but God did not see fit for that to happen. It is now our job as Christians first and Americans second, to PRAY FOR OUR PRESIDENT AND OUR COUNTRY!!!!! We did not fail to pray for President Bush, therefore, we should not fail to pray for Mr. Obama! We have had a couple upset children around this house lately, due to the fact that "some" people don't know how to control their thoughts or should I say tongue, but...we have tried VERY hard to help them understand what IS right and what IS wrong (on the issues that have been told to them, by these "people"). We have tried to take the negative talk and turn it into something positive. We have told them the following -- some of it may sound a little elementary to you, but this was for the benefit of our children!

1.) "we don't have to agree with Obama, but yet Mommy and Daddy don't always agree with each other"
2.) "it is VERY important to get your facts straight before spending fiction or gossip that you've heard from the news media"
3.) "as Christians God hears and answers our prayers; just not always like we want Him to"
4.) "Obama will NOT accomplish all the "things on his agenda" all by himself, he has others to that will be a part of it: Senate/House of Reps don't blame him for everything"
5.) "we MUST cling to what our Bibles tell us and that is "God will NEVER leave us nor forsake us"
6.) "we must trust God in EVERYTHING, because He has it all figured out"
7.) "God is not sitting up in Heaven wondering what to do next, He already knows what He has in store for us"
8.) "as Christians, as long as we have asked Jesus into our hearts and are listening to Him, we have NOTHING to worry about"
9.) "Obama is NOT going to go door to door and start killing babies, he just believes it is ok to give the Mommy the choice on what she wants to do with her baby, but...he is NOT the first president that has believed this way and he probably won't be the last"
10.)"we have NOTHING to fear, GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL"!!!!!!!!!!!

Please Christians, don't feel completely defeated, we ARE serving a God who is STILL in control! Like an African-American lady told me a few weeks ago "Mr. Obama is not getting my vote, but it IS our jobs as Christians to pray for him and pray that God can change his heart". We do still believe God changes hearts and lives don't we??? --I will leave you with this song that one of my friend's (Sara) posted on her blog, read the words, it is VERY fitting for us as Christians and Americans!

WE SHALL STAND

We wrestle not with flesh and blood, but the powers of all darkness;
We fight battles everyday; it seems they'll never end;
As this war rages endlessly, our hearts start to falter;
We cling until His Holy Word and know WE SHALL STAND.

We shall stand in the face of tribulation;
We shall stand when the battle rages hot;
We've placed our faith in the King who reigns forever;
Let us rejoice, for we know we shall stand.

When we've done all we can, therefore we stand and wait upon the Savior;
We've learned from experience to place our trust in Him;
And when we give Him full control, He cannot be defeated;
The battle's His; the victory's ours;
Praise God, we shall stand.

We shall stand in the face of tribulation;
We shall stand when the battle rages hot;
We've placed our faith in the King who reigns forever;
Let us rejoice, for we know we shall stand.

We ARE STILL "ONE NATION UNDER GOD"!!!