Who do you put your Trust in

With the political arena ramping up for the elections and the upcoming debates I thought, “What a better way to start reeling in the season than with God”. We are going to continue to hear a lot of muckraking, name calling, and childlike behaviors (in other words a political debacle) that the public needs to see for some reason in order to pick which one tells the truth to the best of their abilities. We have already seen bad behaviors from both sides but we have also seen who is more willing to drop everything and take care of people. Yes both have human qualities and some of their actions have made people angry but that is normal.
Currently our country is in distress. As a retired Service Member I am appalled at how some have abused the freedoms I have fought to defend and watched men and women die doing the same. Too many people have taken to the streets, neighborhoods, cities and made them into a devil’s playground filled with hate, dishonesty, and blatant disregard for what is morally and ethically the right thing to do. Some have stood up for what is right and good but get shot down because this day’s society is so sinful and secularly corrupted that people have forgotten what right looks like.
Psalm 118:5-9
I called on the Lord in distress; the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? The Lord is for me among those who help me; therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.    
By the way, remember what happened when the Israelites asked God for a King? God had given them a gift and it was misused by man.
As citizens of the United States it is our duty to vote for who we think would be best suited to be the figure head for the country. This figurehead does have limited power but is the face and voice of the people. Christians, Jesus calls us to obey those put in authority over us. It is our duty to ensure we look deeper at each candidate to find the right moral and ethical behavior that would bring this country into the future without allowing the intentional corruption of this place we call home with the evils of this world.
Like it says above, trust in the LORD rather than place our confidence in man. For what is man but a broken reflection? The reflection was distorted by sin and many bad choices have led us to this point we are at today.
The election should not be a popularity contest. It should not be a contest on who can raise the most money or bully their way in through buy outs.  Rely on God to get the right person in that will bring this country out of the hell we find ourselves.
 Pray for our world and more specifically the souls of those who are put in authority over us that they turn back to God and seek His guidance, not the false idols and power hungry men that are in place. Pray that the Father engages us in a spiritual revolution that saves us from the torments of this world. This is a time to call on God and ask for Him to spread His Mercy and Grace upon us once again.