Politics: What's the Big Deal?

The word "politics" gets thrown around a lot. Our government is full of it, our news is full of it, even our normal every day conversations can get soaked with it. Why is it such a big deal?

Human beings are very complicated but they are also very simple to figure out. Your average person's goals are these: 1. Make money, 2. Be successful, and 3. Be important. People in politics can take this two ways: the good way, or the bad way. As you can tell, the good way is usually bypassed, and the bad way is well-trodden.

Tell me, what do you see in our government today? Corruption, cheating, lying, lack of human conscious...stupidity? Yup, I see that too. But there's a reason behind the madness.

Human's nowadays are caught up in themselves. When we have a goal we want to achieve, or we see something that will get us ahead in life, we will make sure we get it no matter what. It doesn't matter if we lie to get there. It doesn't matter if we cheat someone else to get there. Every single person going the wrong way in politics want one thing: power. Power is a dangerous force craved by people everywhere. The thing is, politicians already have a taste of that power. They all start out with at least a little bit of influence on other people. So when they get a taste of that power, they want and crave more. They cheat other people, and lie to other people, to gain money, power, and other things for themselves. Soon, some will be so driven by power that they start to lose their conscious. I'm not just saying that for dramatic effect. Unfortunately it's true. Everything they do is for their benefit. Not the benefit of the country, of the people they represent, of anyone. "Who cares if there is a major problem in our country. I need to finish my round of golf first."

The reason for our horrible politics is this: we don't care about people. If someone is walking down the same sidewalk we are, we will try to get as far away from them as possible all the while staring at our feet. If someone is in great need we will say sorry but do we truly care and mean it? Maybe we are thinking about the TV show we are missing because we are talking to this person in great need. We don't care about others. Therefore, we get people like that in our positions of leadership. 

There are two lessons you can learn here:

1. Care about people. Give people eye contact, a smile; go out of your way to make someone else comfortable. Care.

 

2. Make sure to support the politicians who are going the good way. The ones who care about our country, not themselves. The ones who believe in God, not in money. You'll see the difference in government if we have people like that in leadership. 

To close, I'd like to encourage you all to pray for our country. Pray for the people who lead. It doesn't matter if they're going the bad or good way. Just make sure to pray for our leaders and our country. That's the only way we will be able to get back on track, because the power of prayer is incredible.