Get Off The Hill

Once there was a man standing on top of a hill. He looked to one side and saw God and all of His angels, and then he looked to the other side to see Satan and all of his devils. God and all of His angels were calling to the man shouting "Come over here! Things are better! We love you!", while on the other side Satan and his devils were quiet. So the man looked at Satan and said "God and His angels are making it sound pretty great over there, and obviously want me on their side, so why are you so quiet? Why are you not trying to get me to come to your side?" The devil smirked and said "Because I own the hill."

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These are my personal opinions, not those of my family members (or husband) and certainly not what I think everyone has to believe or they are unintelligent. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. This is mine. If you choose to comment on this post with an opposing opinion I will read it and probably won’t respond, because you know how I feel. And isn't it great that we can all have different opinions on such an important issue and still be friends? I think so. If you choose to comment with anything that name calls or is derogatory towards me or people who disagree with you, I will delete the comment. 
Examples: I think that gay marriage is good because of.... (okay) 
I think that people who don't support gay marriage are homophobic (not okay)
People who support gay marriage obviously aren't mature enough to see... (not okay)

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My husband's mission president told him this story. It has been a great source of inspiration to me ever since he passed it along to myself. I have written posts before about choosing sides. Here is another one. I believe God cares about politics. I believe that he does have an opinion. I think that people are quick to pray for blessings and thanks, and guidance about personal problems, but they forget to pray about politics. I encourage you to pray about Gay Marriage, and about the people you are going to elect, and the bills you want to support. I encourage you to pray about everything. He does care. But when you pray, don't say "Is it okay with you if I vote this way?" Ask him "What do you want?", "Do you support this?", "Does this fit into your eternal plan?" 

I do not believe that if you vote for a politician that agrees with things that God doesn't approve of, that you'll go to hell. I do not think that politics will make or break your eternal happiness, or place in God's kingdom. But I do believe that we need to choose a side. We need to stop saying "well I think this is wrong, but I'll vote for it because we should allow others who think it's okay to do that." or "I think this is wrong, but I'll vote for it because I don't want to offend or upset anyone." If you think it's wrong, don't support it! And if you think it's right do!

We have been hearing a lot about separation of church and state lately, mostly in regards to gay marriage. This is because the biggest push against gay marriage is that in the Bible it says marriage should be between a man and a woman, which is obviously a religious reason. People feel that religious reasoning should not be applicable in politics. The idea of separation of church and state is not that the government doesn't use religious reasoning. That idea was put into place so that the government would not affiliate itself, support, fund, or force upon citizens the practices or beliefs of one denomination. But we built this country on God. In God we trust. One nation under God. God bless America. Don't leave Him out of the country now. Don't decide that the world doesn't need his direction anymore. 

I will end this post with lyrics to one of my favorite hymns. It was originally written about the Mormon Pioneers, challenging members to stay on the right path even though they were being so heavily persecuted. Try reading it today and asking yourself if in this political war in America, whose side your on? And then rephrase the question to yourself and say, if you are not on God's side, whose side are you on? 

1. Who's on the Lord's side? Who?
Now is the time to show.
We ask it fearlessly:
Who's on the Lord's side? Who?
We wage no common war,
Cope with no common foe.
The enemy's awake;
Who's on the Lord's side? Who?

(Chorus)
Who's on the Lord's side? Who?
Now is the time to show.
We ask it fearlessly:
Who's on the Lord's side? Who?

2. We serve the living God,
And want his foes to know
That, if but few, we're great;
Who's on the Lord's side? Who?
We're going on to win;
No fear must blanch the brow.
The Lord of Hosts is ours;
Who's on the Lord's side? Who?

3. The stone cut without hands
To fill the earth must grow.
Who'll help to roll it on?
Who's on the Lord's side? Who?
Our ensign to the world
Is floating proudly now.
No coward bears our flag;
Who's on the Lord's side? Who?

Final Words <3: get off the hill