Voting My Faith, Not My Fears or Affinities

"The purpose of a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find?...The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it where he will. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart. To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice." -Proverbs 20:5-6; 21:1-3, ESV

Too often when Christians talk about voting, we talk about having to vote for the lesser of two evils. This usually forces us to vote based on our fears (financial security, health, etc.) and affinities (worldly comforts), rather than simply and confidently voting our faith, in accordance with the Word and precepts of God.

Throughout biblical history, when God’s people have waned from wholeheartedly following His Word, He lifted up pagan leaders (e.g., Pharaoh of Joseph’s time, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, King Cyrus of Persia, etc.) to care for and discipline His wandering flock, so that they might turn back to Him and flee from all wickedness. Since January 20, 2009, we've had a type of King Nebuchadnezzar rule over our great country because too many of God's people have become comfortable and lazy; compromising with the ways of this world that satisfy our fleshly desires to be healthy, wealthy and safe. And just like the Israelites experienced, the saints of America foolishly trusted the feign promises of our current president, rather than trust the LORD God Almighty for what is best for us—whether in plenty or in want.

It would benefit all of us to commit Proverbs 30:8-9 to memory; and learn to pray it continuously.

"Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God."

-Proverbs 30:8-9, ESV

• Protect and provide God’s people with the freedom to worship the Almighty as He has commanded in every aspect of our lives;
• Uphold God’s commandments to honor the marriage union (which is essential because it's the earthly paradigm of Christ’s relationship with His Bride—the Church);
• Protect and defend the lives of those who cannot speak for themselves (unborn babies in their mother’s womb);

Prior to taking this quiz, I thought I most sided with Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio or Carly Fiorino who really seemed to know her stuff in the last debate (which after I doing some research, I found that much of her solutions were not feasible, numbers were inaccurate, and her tenure and accomplishments at HP weren't exactly what she purports). To my surprise, I most side with Senator Ted Cruz. After taking this quiz, I did some research on Ted Cruz, and found that yes, I indeed side with him on most issues. I'm grateful to the Lord for this resource, because my conscience is now clear in casting my vote for Senator Ted Cruz in the upcoming primaries and prayerfully, the presidential election on November 8, 2016.

There were some political issues I wasn't very familiar with, and therefore was delighted to find that iSideWith.com provides you with all the information you need to make a decision. There were of course, some issues, I was still undecided on, so I skipped those.