I Will Put My Trust in The Lord

I have something I need to get off my chest. I know the election is over, and soon the new President of the United States will be sworn into office. But I have something I need to say, something that is really, really pressing on my heart: I do not need to know anything about who you voted for. You do not need to know anything about who I voted for. All I want anyone to know is that I voted in the way I felt God wanted me to.

I did not vote for Trump or Biden, I voted for Jesus – okay no, I did not write in Jesus on my ballot, I voted for a candidate. I voted for who I thought God wanted to lead the nation. I voted for who’s values and stances I align with most. I was not voting for a person, I was not voting based on someone’s past… I voted based on who I believed would serve the country’s best interests.

And you know what? My ballot has already been received. My part is done. Who I voted for can no longer be changed, so why send me news reports and videos about all the skeletons the candidates were hiding in their closets? Do you want me to feel bad about how I voted? Do you want me to feel like I wronged our nation, like I failed in completing my civic duty?

Let me tell you, nothing you send me could change how I voted, or how I feel about how I voted. I did my best with the information God made available to me at the time. I do not regret anything. So please, please do me a favor:

Do not send me anything about Trump. Do not send me anything about Biden. Do not send me anything about any crap some candidate may have done that I do not already know about. It does not matter to God what you’ve done or who you will become. I’ve chosen to put my faith in God, and to see the best in people.

I am happy with how I voted. I asked for help, as this is the first election I’ve ever been able to vote in. I did my research. I read the party platforms. I asked God for guidance in choosing who I wanted to lead the country. Who I voted for is no longer subject to change. Who I chose was my choice. You do not have to agree with me, we are all allowed to have different opinions on how the nation should be run!

Maybe you thought God was telling you to vote for the other candidate, and you know what? That does not make you or me any less right in who we voted for! We both did what we thought God was telling us to do. God works in mysterious ways, and your relationship with Him is probably different from mine. I expect that no matter how you were led, the outcome will be according to God’s plan. I trust God to handle my fear and my worry.

I trust that whoever takes the role as Commander in Chief will lead with the goal of doing right by the nation. It’s important to remember, neither candidate is trying to destroy the United States. They each have different viewpoints on how to allow the nation to succeed best.

I can say with a hundred percent certainty, that I will not be moving to Canada if the candidate I did not vote for wins – even though I used to say, “I’m moving to Canada!” in middle school whenever I was embarrassed or nervous. The reason I will not be fleeing the country is because I know that whoever wins is going to lead our nation to the best of their ability, and that’s all we can ever ask of anyone: to try their best.

I do have an opinion and a feeling of who I want to win, and yes, I think they will do a better job. This is because God placed this candidate and this position on my heart, and I wanted to do right by Him. That’s why I voted for this candidate! But at the end of the day, I cannot change the results. I did my part. I am happy with who I voted for, and I think God is happy with who I voted for.

I think God is happy that I put my trust and faith in Him to know what’s best for the nation. And yes, I think this candidate is what is best for the nation, but if he does not win, I will not doubt for one second that I did what God wanted me to. I will not doubt for one second that God foresaw the outcome, and He is going to use it for his plan.

You and I may not be able to see all the pieces of the puzzle, but that does not mean it won’t come together in the end. The election is almost over. Let us stop arguing, stop trying to prove one another right or wrong. Let’s sit back, and put our trust in the Lord.