New President

Today is a big day, for America and for me. This is the first President that I have actually had a part in electing. Although I'm still unsure of my decision, hopefully Mr. Obama will show us that he is prepared to help our country as much as possible. There are many things to be done, and I hope that President Obama will follow God with his decisions, and help our nation flourish once again. There are a few things that are bothering me about this election and they involve the people that did and did not vote for him, here they are. 

I'm tired of this being about "race." I know that sounds calloused, but let me explain. There are so many people saying that this is a milestone for African-Americans, and regardless of whether it is or not, should it be about that? I think that trying to make a milestone for race should never be the goal, it should be voting for the most capable man to lead our country. That was my goal, and hopefully for everyone that was, but the media is putting a wrong spin on the whole inauguration. Race, is not the reason he was elected, so let's let his own qualities and policies speak for him. Obama is a great man, and hopefully from now on, race will no longer be a problem. He has a long road ahead of him to fix the problems we have, hopefully Mr. President Barack Obama can keep his promises, and get America back on it's feet. 

On the other side, there are all the people that did not vote for our newly sworn in President. I'm tired of the "we lost" mentality. America got what it voted for, and now regardless of how you feel, you need to support the United States. Keyword "United." Put aside, your views on politics, and allow him to lead. As Christians, we have to pray for him, support him, and hope that God will guide him. He is President, he is going to be there for awhile, so put it in God's hands, and let God show President Obama where to go. 

We have just begun a new era in our history, we are living it. Votes are irrelevant now, we do not have to go through this headache of a year for awhile, and hopefully next time, we will be in a much better shape than we are now. American Christians need to trust God, that Obama will do what needs to be done to set us on the right foot. We need to gather together, and hope that this President will do the things he promised us. Prayers are needed, and hopefully President Barack Obama wont tell us, but show us he is willing and capable to lead The United States of America. 

These are just my honest thoughts, please don't take any of them personally. 

-Andy