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I recently talked about reading the prophets of old and how in the book of  Jeremiah God tells his people, they may be in captivity but he expects them to put down roots there, to grow and prosper there. 

I believe God takes an interest in our government no matter when we are...he expects us to live as a Christian in the world to which we are born.  We are expected to take an interest in our government as well.  He doesn't expect us to sit back and complain and whine (there's that word again!) but to get involved and know what is going on.  Listen to the issues and get involved when we need to.  By God's decree we are to take care of the widow and children and we can do that with our choice of a leader and elected officials.

Today, where I am, we are voting for a governor.  It is a weird situation and this governor will only serve for two years.  As a state employee I know it takes a governor and his administration a year to learn the system and the last year they are running for a second term.  So this newly elected governor may not get much done.

The thing is we are a country built on the belief in God, the belief in Freedom and today we get to express our belief in those rights by voting.

So, go out and vote at every opportunity and express your beliefs and fulfill God's expectations in you.