For the past week, I've been thinking of writing a post about the presidential election. After reading this article, I don't think I could say it better. This election is important, and pivotal as to what America's future will be. I pray you will read this and prayerfully consider it. I'm not familiar with the author, but I agree with all of his points. If you agree, he asks you to share it with others.
A MESSAGE FROM DUTCH SHEETS OF DUTCH SHEETS MINISTRIES:
Dear Fellow Believers,
As you can tell from my greeting, I am writing primarily to you, the
American church. I am doing so personally, not representing Dutch Sheets
Ministries. Though this is longer than the blogs I normally send,
please read it as an urgent, heartfelt appeal. The sense of urgency I
feel is hard to put in words. I have prayed and wept much over the
condition of our nation, and continue to be deeply burdened. We are so
close to the precipice of a complete self-destruction—a devastation of
such magnitude that it would take decades to recover. Some believe a
complete recovery would never be possible. The America we have known and
loved is being systematically dismantled and reshaped.
Voting is
a precious right and a serious responsibility; I realize it is also a
very personal and private one. We do it by secret ballot in America for a
reason. I don't want to be another voice of manipulation—there are so
many in presidential election campaigns—therefore, it is with the utmost
caution and conviction that I do this.
I also want to state
upfront that I am neither a registered Republican nor Democrat. Years
ago, I concluded that if my "calls to prayer" were to be trusted by
believers across the board, I would have to issue them as an independent
voter. With this in mind, I relinquished my party affiliation, along
with the rights to vote in primaries, help shape party platforms,
possibly become a delegate, etc. and became an Independent. Since then,
like many of you I have become fed-up with both parties—disillusioned
with the Republicans, offended and appalled by the Democrats. I say this
to assure you that I am not making this appeal in order to stump for
"my party's candidate."
Finally, I want to also preface my appeal
by saying I have not been a huge Trump fan. Had I been allowed to vote
in the primaries, he would not have been my first choice. His seeming
arrogance, insults, history of philandering, personal ambition, etc.
were very disconcerting to me. I kept an open mind, however, knowing God
uses imperfect people and that He is very merciful—I don’t condone sin,
but neither do I cast the first stone—and knowing that people do,
indeed, change. I was also challenged to remain open-minded about Trump
by the fact that several spiritual leaders I trusted were convinced God
wanted to use him to overthrow an ineffective and corrupt system. Over
time, I came to agree with them. However, for me, this election is not
nearly as much about who I am for, as it is who and what I am against;
and frankly, even with my initial concerns, the decision has never been
easier.
One of the most devastating occurrences in America in our
lifetimes, ranking up with The Supreme Court's decisions of Roe vs.
Wade and Engel vs. Vitale (the removal of prayer from schools), was the
election of Barack Obama. I gave a strong warning about what would
happen to our nation if he was elected. Sadly, it has all come to pass: a
continued liberalization and empowerment of the judicial system in
America; a weakened economy (our national debt has doubled in 7 years to
$19 TRILLION!)[1]; further moral deterioration, along with a rebellion
to and mockery of God (does anyone remember the White House lit up in
the colors of the LGBT movement after marriage was re-defined by the
Supreme Court? If that wasn't an "in your face" to God and those of us
who "cling to their God, guns and religion" by the man who mockingly
said it, I don't know what could ever be!); increased violence; a
weakened position in the world, along with a weakened military; the
advance of radical Islamist terrorism; a setback in race relations; and
more. I rejoice that our nation has been able to elect our first black
president. I am deeply saddened, however, that it was Barack Obama.
The damage has been so great that America is now one president away
from a complete transformation to secularism, a loss of our
Judeo-Christian foundation, the loss of our position as the stabilizing
force for good in the earth, and the leading voice of the gospel to all
the world. If elected, Hillary Clinton will be the president who
finishes the job. She stands almost entirely against everything we, the
church, are for, and for everything we are against. Hillary is
pro-abortion, including partial-birth abortion, the most insidious evil
of the last century; will raise taxes while continuing out-of-control
spending; will further weaken our military; is for completely open
borders[2]; is pro-gay marriage; supports Obamacare; has no respect for
our Judeo-Christian heritage; sells influence; and is a proven liar. Do
not be fooled—she will completely finish what Obama started.
The
notion peddled by some "Never Trump" Republicans that they can keep
Hillary from accomplishing what she wants for 4 years, then replace her
with someone they prefer, is laughable. The fact that they should know
this, and don't, is truly scary. Even more frightening is...perhaps they
do. The Republican Congress has done nothing to stop Obama; why should
we believe they will do so with Hillary? When they threaten to curb
Obama with "the power of the purse," he simply calls their bluff and
either bullies them into giving him what he wants, or simply does as he
pleases through unconstitutional executive orders. A Republican
controlled Congress has done nothing to defund Obamacare, slow down the
TRILLIONS of dollars of debt he has accrued, prevent his treasonous acts
with Iran, defund Planned Parenthood and their selling of babies' body
parts (can you even believe such a thing even exists, and that the
Obama’s and Hillary condone it?!), or stop any number of other
inappropriate actions and wasteful expenditures. Much of Washington, DC
is an out-of-control cancer that must be cut out.
To be sure,
there are Republican leaders who desperately want to change things but
the entrenched, lobbyist-owned, career politicians–many of them liberals
in conservative clothing–have neither the will, backbone, and perhaps
not the intellect needed to change it. Radical surgery is necessary.
Again, it is laughable to think that the leadership of this weak and
diluted Republican Congress would be able or willing to stop the agenda
of the libs once they enjoy an even greater momentum from another White
House win. Someone please tell me why we should believe that. If the
Republican Party has not sold us out, why did they spend $18.2 million
on Bush's election in 2004, $53.5 million for McCain in 2008, $42.4
million for Romney in 2012, and $0 on ads to elect Trump?![3] They have
sold us out.
It is also ridiculous, and perhaps insincere, for
the "Never Trump" Republican leaders to suggest "we would only need to
reverse 4-8 years of damage if Hillary is elected, which in the long run
isn't much." Again, these leaders are either lying or horribly
deceived. The damage presently occurring to our nation is—in the sense
of time—exponential. Every year of damage means closer to 10 years in
it's longevity.
• How long will it take America to reverse another $4-8 trillion of increased debt? Decades!
• How long will it take us to recover from the decimating of our military? Decades!
• How long will it take to defeat a now entrenched
Obama/Clinton-enabled ISIS? Decades! (And honest military and
intelligence leaders admit that we now have many radical Islamist
terrorists here in the US, not just abroad.)
• How long will it take
to undo the loss of appropriate fear, which our enemies, and the
enemies of freedom around the world, once had toward us? Decades! (Our
enemies now laugh at us, while attacking us with our own weapons, or
weapons purchased with millions in ransom money we paid them. While
Putin rebuilds the Soviet empire and China makes plans to rule the
world, we are disarming. We can’t even identify our enemies. Obama and
those around him are foolish and spineless, and our military leaders
know it. We are the laughingstock of our enemies. Hillary helped to set
this debacle of foreign policy, and she will continue it.)
• How
long will it take to recover from 2–5 Clinton lifetime appointees to the
Supreme Court? Decades! If she appoints five, which is feasible, she
will have single-handedly appointed over half of the Supreme Court, and
will have given the liberal, non-constitutionalists a 30-40 year, 7–2
majority advantage! (There is one vacancy now, and of the other 8
Justices, the three oldest are 77, 79 and 83; two more are in their late
60’s.) Then there are the several hundred lifetime Federal Judges she
would appoint. Obama has already appointed nearly half of our Federal
Judges—all liberals—and Hillary would appoint the other half. This
entire scenario is unthinkable! If all this occurs, these overreaching,
legislating ideologues will finish the job of decimating everything you
and I stand for. America as we have known it may then be gone forever.
We have less than three weeks to stop this.
Do not listen to the "only four years" crowd!
I also want to make an appeal to those who say their conscience won't
allow them to vote for either Trump or Clinton, so they simply won't
vote at all. I sincerely respect your convictions, but in this election,
that argument fails the logic test (as does voting for someone who
cannot possibly win). Trump’s potential negative developments do not
come close to the magnitude of those Hillary would produce. We simply
cannot—regardless of our concerns regarding Trump—allow all the
above-mentioned consequences to happen. I respectfully appeal to you to
turn your "conscience" and "principles" toward the unborn, your
children, grandchildren, and the destiny of this nation. Please! We have
already been down this “not voting” path once before when millions of
evangelicals refused to vote for Romney because he was a Mormon. As
disgusted as I am with Romney’s current choice of Hillary over Trump,
how much better off would we have been with him, rather than 4 more
years of Obama?
To see how Trump would actually lead, I would
challenge you to look at those with whom he has surrounded himself:
Pence; Carson; Huckabee; Giuliani; Christie; Gingrich; Palin; trusted
generals; law enforcement officials; border patrol officials;
evangelical leaders of all races; and otherwise, ethical, conservative
leaders. What does this tell us? It is probably the greatest indicator
of who Trump now is, clearly making the case that he has changed his
moral ways over the past 10 years, as he claims. I personally believe he
has changed. I also believe God has gripped his heart for the nation,
and is in the process of further transforming Mr. Trump. God has
certainly allowed him to be humbled. Of course, the statements made by
Trump on the video released from 2005 were despicable. However, if we
reject him because of the sins of his past, we would also have to reject
Abraham, King David, Rahab, “the woman at the well”, Mary Magdeline—all
adulterers in their unrighteous past. And don’t forget murderers like
the Apostle Paul. A lot of formerly despicable people will be in heaven!
And a lot of them, by the way, became great leaders and champions for
God. Some changed the world.
These associations also tell us that
Trump’s stated conservative bent is genuine, and they state that he is
wise enough to know what he doesn't know! I believe Trump is showing us
that he will function, if elected president, as any wise businessperson
does: find qualified people who know how to get the job done, as in the
above examples, and empower them to do it. I like those whom he is
signaling to us would be those leaders. They are proven, trustworthy and
honorable. If you cannot vote for Trump, vote for them.
Hillary,
on the other hand, would give us 4–8 more years of polytheists, liberal
progressives, media elites, police-haters, global statists, financially
irresponsible leaders and a weak military.
Perhaps a better way
for the disenchanted to approach this election is to vote AGAINST
someone. I would suggest to you that voting against a candidate is a
good reason to vote! "Neutrality" is not a valid option at this critical
crossroads in history. The times demand that we make a stand! If not
for, make your stand against:
• Vote against the foolish, selfish, shortsighted, establishment Republicans fighting to maintain their power.
• Vote against an immoral, ungodly Democratic Party. (To those who take
issue with this characterization, don't forget that they booed God at
their convention in 2012.)[4]
• Vote against an unelected,
unaccountable, overreaching, out of control Judiciary that believes it
has the right to reshape America.
• Vote against the unethical,
biased, lying and untrustworthy media. (We will never reclaim America
until we reject their influence. They may be the single greatest
obstacle to America's recovery.)
• Vote against a weakened military.
• Vote against a loss of national sovereignty and a one-world government.
• Vote against open borders.
• Vote against policies that enable radical Islamist terrorism.
• Vote against the removing of our 2nd Amendment rights.
• Vote against higher taxes.
• Vote against Obamacare.
• Vote against the redefining of marriage. (It is not too late to reverse this.)
• Vote against abortion-on-demand, partial-birth abortion, and Planned Parenthood with its selling of babies' body parts.
• Vote against liberalism and progressivism.
• Vote against the silencing of the church. (Only the totally naïve do not see this coming quickly.)
• Vote against revising our history and the loss of our Judeo-Christian heritage.
• Vote against the politicization and exploitation of racism, and the polarizing of America.
• Vote against the slandering and weakening of law-enforcement.
• Vote against the politicization of the Justice Department, the FBI
and other important departments of government. (Both departments are now
undeniably and shamelessly used for political purposes and to oppose
Christians and conservatives.)
Pastors, if you've ever made a
stand, make one now—it may be your last chance. Tell your people the
truth…clearly. Pray and fast! Turn your services into prayer meetings.
To all believers, if you agree with what I have written, forward it to
all of your friends and family members. Most of them hear only from a
hypocritical, lying media, which is now the propaganda arm of the
liberal agenda. Speak up. Appeal to them to read this and think about
it.
And vote!
Vote for a future, one that includes what you love and believe in. Trump has flaws, but Hillary will be fatal.
Sincerely,
Dutch Sheets
We are three weeks away from the election. I pray that everyone who reads this will seek G-d's face in sincere prayer. Ask Him to reveal any sins in your life. Repent for your disobedience, and confess them to Him so that your prayers will not be hindered. Pray for G-d to have mercy on our country, and put feet to your prayers by talking with others about this. We were born for such a time as this, Gail-Friends. Prayer changes things, and I have hope for our country to be saved and turned back to G-d.
The desire of my heart, and my sincere prayer is that:
Please read my reaction to the news that Donald Trump WON the election HERE.
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