Comments on: The election from a Canadian’s perspective http://davidhelbig.com/the-election-from-a-canadians-perspective/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:15:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: karin http://davidhelbig.com/the-election-from-a-canadians-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-375 karin Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:56:29 +0000 http://davidhelbig.com/?p=922#comment-375 Hey, great to have your perspective and have someone stating what I have been thinking the whole way through watching this election from the other side of the world (as someone who also might be living in the US before too long). Socialism is a word that is used so freely to describe any sort of allocation of public money, yet I agree that any move to the left is still a long way off where my country is and we consider ourselves centre right in this country (NZ). We're not even a social democracy anymore which is the step before socialism if I remember my University studies right. I am pleased for what Obama has accomplished from his background and I am pleased that so many voters could obviously identify with him and vote, some for the first time. I also am jealous that Americans have a choice of voting for two leaders who are both Believers. Something we don't have in this country, you just pick the lesser of two evils as I did when I voted yesterday! Hey, great to have your perspective and have someone stating what I have been thinking the whole way through watching this election from the other side of the world (as someone who also might be living in the US before too long). Socialism is a word that is used so freely to describe any sort of allocation of public money, yet I agree that any move to the left is still a long way off where my country is and we consider ourselves centre right in this country (NZ). We’re not even a social democracy anymore which is the step before socialism if I remember my University studies right.

I am pleased for what Obama has accomplished from his background and I am pleased that so many voters could obviously identify with him and vote, some for the first time. I also am jealous that Americans have a choice of voting for two leaders who are both Believers. Something we don’t have in this country, you just pick the lesser of two evils as I did when I voted yesterday!

]]> By: Shannon Whaples http://davidhelbig.com/the-election-from-a-canadians-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Shannon Whaples Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:26:42 +0000 http://davidhelbig.com/?p=922#comment-370 Great post David! Glad to have you as a friend and resident of this country. However, the pivotal test of citizenship is... who will you root for in an Olympic Hockey showdown, Canada or US? Great post David! Glad to have you as a friend and resident of this country. However, the pivotal test of citizenship is… who will you root for in an Olympic Hockey showdown, Canada or US?

]]> By: David http://davidhelbig.com/the-election-from-a-canadians-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-369 David Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:08:52 +0000 http://davidhelbig.com/?p=922#comment-369 One of the greatest attributes of the United States is the freedom of speech. The freedom to speak and be heard. The freedom to have an opinion, and to respectfully share that opinion. One of the greatest attributes of the United States is the freedom of speech. The freedom to speak and be heard. The freedom to have an opinion, and to respectfully share that opinion.

]]> By: Jonathan Wagner http://davidhelbig.com/the-election-from-a-canadians-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Jonathan Wagner Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:50:10 +0000 http://davidhelbig.com/?p=922#comment-368 David, As I sat in church earlier this evening I considered that if we spend all of our time thinking and talking about the evonomy, the government, the political leanins of our nation etc, we still won't change one single thing. Jesus said it pretty well when he asked if we could had a handsbreadth to our height by worry, or change the color of our hair.. Of course the answer is no we cna't change any of those things, anymore than we can change the economy or the political leanings of our nation by worry and talk. We can, and should, be fiscally responsible for our own finances. We should, and I hope everyone who was eligable did, vote. The decision is made, and we shoudl now support our leadership. Support doesn't mean we agree 100% of the time, or even at all, but we still support the leasdership. If we disagree, work withiin the structure in order to let that disagreement be known. Pray for the president elect, pray for the new senators and congressmen and women. We as Christians have plenty to pray about, and we should pray. Don't pray that they will change, don't pray that they will be more like you, pray that God will draw them close to Him. The only one who can change anyone is God, if we pray with our own motifs in mind, we are not praying to God but at men and women, that only causes pain and suffering, and isn't faith. Praying to God says God, You know all about this person, I don't. Work with them the way you want to Father. Draw them close to you, speak to them, show them that you are the one true God. When we pray to God like that we are not praying with vested self interest, we can pray that exact prayer for ourselves, for our pastors, for our familys, as well as our leaders. The result of a pray like this is that God is being asked to move in His will, in His way, in His time, and He will answer. I appreciated your perspective,and I hope this isn't too much. feel free to delete it if it is. Jonathan David,
As I sat in church earlier this evening I considered that if we spend all of our time thinking and talking about the evonomy, the government, the political leanins of our nation etc, we still won’t change one single thing.

Jesus said it pretty well when he asked if we could had a handsbreadth to our height by worry, or change the color of our hair.. Of course the answer is no we cna’t change any of those things, anymore than we can change the economy or the political leanings of our nation by worry and talk.

We can, and should, be fiscally responsible for our own finances. We should, and I hope everyone who was eligable did, vote.
The decision is made, and we shoudl now support our leadership. Support doesn’t mean we agree 100% of the time, or even at all, but we still support the leasdership. If we disagree, work withiin the structure in order to let that disagreement be known.

Pray for the president elect, pray for the new senators and congressmen and women. We as Christians have plenty to pray about, and we should pray. Don’t pray that they will change, don’t pray that they will be more like you, pray that God will draw them close to Him. The only one who can change anyone is God, if we pray with our own motifs in mind, we are not praying to God but at men and women, that only causes pain and suffering, and isn’t faith. Praying to God says God, You know all about this person, I don’t. Work with them the way you want to Father. Draw them close to you, speak to them, show them that you are the one true God.

When we pray to God like that we are not praying with vested self interest, we can pray that exact prayer for ourselves, for our pastors, for our familys, as well as our leaders.

The result of a pray like this is that God is being asked to move in His will, in His way, in His time, and He will answer.

I appreciated your perspective,and I hope this isn’t too much. feel free to delete it if it is.

Jonathan

]]> By: Marla Saunders http://davidhelbig.com/the-election-from-a-canadians-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Marla Saunders Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:25:43 +0000 http://davidhelbig.com/?p=922#comment-367 Great post, David. And it's good for we Americans to remember that the world won't stop, fall in, implode or go broke in 4 or 8 years. God is so much bigger than an election, and he says that he uses the rulers of the world to work his purposes. So why in the world would we be afraid? I mean...the "game" of the election is competitive, but once we're done, it's back to the real work of both running the country and trying to make an impact for the kingdom. Great post, David. And it’s good for we Americans to remember that the world won’t stop, fall in, implode or go broke in 4 or 8 years. God is so much bigger than an election, and he says that he uses the rulers of the world to work his purposes. So why in the world would we be afraid? I mean…the “game” of the election is competitive, but once we’re done, it’s back to the real work of both running the country and trying to make an impact for the kingdom.

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