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I WAS Scared of Trump

For a while I let fear of this new president grip me. I worried about the impact this would have on my life and what it meant for the safety of my husband, son, brother, father, and friends.

But then I remembered 2 things.

One: My ancestors have been through worse. We survived slavery, Jim Crow, Institutional racism to be a thriving and vibrant community. Closer to home, I just think of my own personal history. My mother was a new immigrant escorted to school by police during integration. She was an activist. She survived racism and discrimination. So, if she can survive all of that I have that strength within me too. So I need to put my big girl panties and keep moving forward. Knowing your history is so important.

Two: GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE! I don't care who Trump and the others think they are but they ain't greater than God. We have to be careful who we give power to over our lives. He may be president but he is not the author of my destiny. He didn't create me and He ain't save me. Therefore, I need to tap into the one who matters, and that is my Lord and Savior. Because He's been here way before Trump and He will be here well after Trump is gone.

And I can already hear people saying, "Well why didn't God save us from Trump if He's real?".

Cuz that is not His job! 

God's job is not to save us from every screw up and bad decision we make. His promise is that He will be their with us as we navigate the aftermath (Deuteronomy 31:6 (MSG)).

The truth is I didn't vote for Trump but blessings and curses rain down on the just and the unjust. This basically means that good things happen to good and bad people and bad things happen to both good and bad people. When we are blessed we are all blessed in some way and when we are screwed we are all screwed together in some way. The difference is with God the blessings feel sweeter and the bad stuff isn't so bad because you know you are not alone.

So pray people and live your life knowing God is in control always.

God can give us beauty for ashes. So I WAS scared of Trump. Not anymore.

The Unlikely Missionary,
DHW
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