No Compromise- Ever.

So, I've been giving a lot of thought to this upcoming election. Many, many Christians are telling me to vote for Trump. "Vote for the Trump," they say, "Because if we are not unified around the Republican party, then the Democrats will win." Sounds logical right? In fact, just before the Republican Convention I was worried. I was on the verge of deciding to back Trump, and cast my vote in his favour, "for the good of the party." But then I heard Ted Cruz's speech. and it brought it all back into focus.

We are CHRISTIANS. We are not Republicans. We are not even conservatives. We are followers of Christ. This world, this nation, it is not ours. And we do not belong to it. We have a higher calling. We are made of greater stuff than this. We have been placed on this earth to shine a light. And not just any light, but THE Light. How does rallying around a figure head like Donald Trump proclaim Jesus? Trump is violent, bigoted, egotistical, self centered, immoral, headstrong, self important, And the list goes on. Following a man like him, supporting a man like Trump, is supporting every thing that the message of Christ rejects.

So what if the Democrats win? So what if Republicans don't hold the oval office? So what if this nation further turns its back on God? It's already done that. The die is already cast. This nation has made it's choice. We as followers of Christ, as heirs to a better kingdom, are not here to follow along, no matter how begrudgingly, in it's footsteps. We are here to speak the truth. We are here to take a stand. We are here to represent Jesus to the world. We are here to show the world what a true Christian does. We are the only glimmer of God that they know.

And it doesn't matter if we are the minority. It doesn't matter if our votes are seemingly wasted. We are God's people. And we have been given this right to vote not to use like pearl before swine. Everything we do. Every action. Every word spoken- it must all always point to Him.

Believers- We are the remnant. We are aliens in this land. We are messengers to the world. We are not of this world. We are His! Listen to me please.

Is it better to vote for a man made party with false, self-centered, godless men as our leaders? Or is it better to vote as our God-given conscience prompts us to? We are at war. We are outnumbered, out manned, outgunned. But I for one will never surrender. I will never back down. I will never give in. I don't care if all my rights are stripped from me. I don't care if I am persecuted for my faith. I will count it all joy. For I know when I am reviled an persecuted for Jesus's sake, I am counted blessed. And to find honor in God's eyes is all I care about.

Who will stand with me? Who will be the rebels with me? Will you become a cog in the machine? Will you become just another brain-dead Christian following Trump around on his Republican leash? Or will you take a stand for Christ, no matter how futile it may feel.

Join the rebellion. Be an outcast. Be a renegade. Never give in. Never back down.

We are Christ's. We are the remnant. And we must never stop fighting. We must never compromise our values. We must never drag His name through the mud. We are held to a higher standard than this.