Today the Senate voted 61-37 in favor of President Obama's $838 billion stimulus package. Now, I'm no economist and I'm pretty sure no one in Washington has called me asking for advice on how to fix the recession America has been experiencing since the early fall. However, I don't think many credentials at all are required to know that this spending package is a terrible idea. This baby is so laden with pork it would make a vegetarian cry for his collard greens.
A good analogy is that it's like the college student who doesn't have any money, so he borrows the maximum he can get on student loans...WAY more than he needs, and spends every penny of it buying a new car, an XBOX and fixing that leaky faucet in the apartment...the only problem is now he's in debt up to his eyeballs and has really screwed up his future. He just doesn't know it yet.
It's during times like these when seemingly everyone in the media, Washington and down at city hall want me to freak out that I am reminded where my foundation is. What a blessing it is to personally know the God who hand-picked the stars in the sky and intimately crafted everything my eyes have ever seen. During these uncertain times, my faith in Christ is more than enough to get me through. His faithfulness has never let me down. Praise Him.
Christians, let's not forget to pray for our leaders, both state, local and federal. Pray for wisdom and discernment as they try to navigate these waters and lead our nation back to financial stability. This is a wonderful time to be a strong witness to a lost and dying world.
Blessings...
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