When I first
enrolled in classes at John Brown University, I fully intended on 
majoring in
Political Science. This was before I found out that realm of academia was not
my strong suit. Eventually, I majored in something that utilized my EQ as
opposed to my IQ. I don’t regret it for a minute… but politics still gets me
fired up.
Within a
four-year span after high school I had swung from the conservative right to the
liberal left. Well, actually I had just become fed up with it all. I had become
so cynical of the United States government and I seriously had the worst view
of American government right before I left for the race.
The moment I
realized I needed to “fast� from thinking/speaking/reading about the government
was when I was at the Pentagon with my Aunt Annie. I was criticizing something
that really doesn’t matter, emphasizing my conspiracy theories, when she had
had enough of my negative comments. She said, “Megan, how do you know that?!�
This was the first time that I can recall, my Aunt actually calling me out on my
crap…and I’m super grateful that she did. It wasn’t a harsh message and it
wasn’t profound by any means, but it hit the core of me. Needless to say, since
that day, I haven’t allowed myself to consume my time with happenings of stuff
that doesn’t have eternal value. The topic of American government has come up
time and again throughout the race, and I’ve just excused myself from the
conversation for the most part.
I have recently received a release from the Lord to start thinking
more about politics. It’s different this time though. On the race, I’ve seen a
lot. I’ve experienced a lot. I’ve been in different cultures with different
governments. That’s not to say I’ve figured things out and I’m definitely not advocating a certain government.
Honestly,
I don’t know if what God’s been showing me is a government system to put in
place. Frankly, I don’t know if the American people as a whole would be willing
to do anything it takes to truly be
blessed as a nation.
If you don’t
mind, let me further expound…
I guess I’ll
fill you in on how I was released to start thinking more about this topic. Like
I stated, I let my opinions and perspectives on government become laden with
stuff that has absolutely no eternal value.
I would get fired up about stuff that can’t be changed. Things that have
happened…it’s history. What can you do with history? Well, I’ll tell you what I
did: I analyzed the crap out of it and essentially turned it back to the
government, with a disgusted expression on my face, my crooked finger pointed
at the “stupid politicians.�
You know in
school when they teach you something you know it in your head?
And you know when you get to witness and
experience the thing you were taught and how it suddenly is engraved on your
heart? Well, that’s kind of where I am.
Before I
left for the race, my brain knew that humans were all fallen. Mankind has
mucked up, duh. My brain also knew that Christ told me to go love God, my
neighbor, and then make disciples. I’m pretty sure my heart was screaming, “So,
what?� My heart has now been humbled and it now understands a little bit more.
The things
I’m going to talk about, I’ve have gone through. Who am I 
kidding? I’m going
through it as I speak. After all, it’s what it means to be a disciple of
Christ.
It’s destruction
of the first Adam.
It’s construction
of the Second Adam.
And what
does this have to do with politics? The human heart.
That’s another thing etched into all that I understand:
Everything is rooted in the heart.
EVERYTHING.
