You are to intercede for your government
We in the U.S. just had our every 4 year Presidential election amidst many problems. To solve these problems we need every hand on deck. We need everyone to fish or cut bait. We need all Christians to be obeying 1 Timothy 2:2-4. "First of all, then, I admonish and urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all men. For kings and all who are in positions of authority or high responsibility, that [outwardly] we may pass a quietly and undisturbed life [and inwardly] a peaceable one in all godliness and reverence and seriousness in every way. For such [praying] is good and right, and [it is] pleasing and acceptable to God our Savior, who wishes all men to be saved and [increasingly to perceive and recognize and discern and know precisely and correctly the [divine truth]."
If you haven't done so already,
list the offices in your country, state, county and city and put the job duties and name of the person in each office next to each office.
Then pray for them.
In the U.S. we should be praying for a smooth transition between the executive offices of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
If you like what Barack Obama's campaign promises were, begin to pray for him to fulfill them.
If you do not like what Barack Obama's campaign promises were, begin to pray that he will either reconsider or be thwarted in his attempts to carry them out. It is certainly never wrong to pray that he conform to the Word of God, regardless of his understanding of the Word of God.
You are allowed to pray and ask God and
God is allowed to answer yes, no, or wait.
If God were to answer every prayer instantly yes, we would have pure chaos. The movie
Bruce Almighty dealt with this.
So you may feel there are quick answers to some prayers, answers you can only see years later for others, and/or no apparent answer to some prayers.
Benefits of prayingPouring your heart out to God
should bring peace to you in that you have talked to Barack Obama's higher up (as well as George W. Bush's higher up).
It is difficult to complain when you are actively praying for God to intervene. You may find ways to act that are
constructive such as letting your voice be heard on a specific issue rather than just grousing that things are out of control.
You are able to respect the office and its occupant as the one God allowed into that office. That occupant may not reflect God's perfect person, but in this country enough of us voted for him, that
corporately, he is our choice. The same was true for George W. Bush.
Even Paul respected the office of High Priest although the High Priest rejected Jesus.
God is pleased when you obey him.
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