A House Divided Cannot Stand.

I posted this status on Facebook just moments ago...

You know what makes me sad? Seeing all these "Democrats" and "Republicans" pointing their fingers at each other saying the other is at fault for shutting the government down. The Democrats say it's the Republican's fault; and the Republicans claim it's the Democrat's fault. Fact of the matter is... it's all of Congress's fault.

"A house divided cannot stand." - We are all Americans. Maybe if we stopped trying to throw blame around, and we actually worked together, something might get done.

In the meantime, seriously pray for our country right now.

 I stand by that. Seriously. Yes, there are issues. I get it. Obamacare is a huge topic of debate. There are people on both sides who want to stand by what they believe. And there are also a lot of people who are wanting to stand by what their Party wants.

I believe that somewhere in the debate and the fighting it was kind of forgotten that we are all on the same team. We are all citizens of the same country. Yes, there will be problems - no country is perfect - but we can successfully get through them if we work together. It's very true that a house divided cannot stand. Right now, we are a house divided. And look what happened. Our government shut down, which led to over 800,000 people being furloughed from their jobs (meaning they aren't getting paid!). How is that being productive?

A lot of people have said terrible things about Obama. Not just about this, but in general. Fact is, he's our president. You may not like him, but you have to respect him. He's running a country that's very hard to run. One thing that I've seen a lot since Monday is people saying, "Obama, since there are people not getting paid, you should give up your pay too!" The problem with that is the Constitution mandates that the spending on his salary be spent. Regardless if there is a budget passed or not, the president's salary must be paid.

It makes me sad that so many people are turning against each other in the light of this. I've seen way too many fights on Facebook, on Twitter, and in person. There may not be a "right" answer this problem, but our country can get through this. It has before. But bear in mind... the longer there is fighting and finger pointing, the longer our house will stay divided.

I pray the Lord will watch over our country during this time. I pray He will give peace to those who need it. Lord, I pray that You will provide for those families whose jobs have been furloughed. America may have a separation between church and state, but we seriously need God to move in our country right now.