Why I Kinda Wanted Biden to Get Elected

    I would never vote for Joe Biden. I do not share his values, if he even remembers what they are. But I still kind of hoped he would win the election because I knew if Trump was reelected, the Democrats would continue the tantrums, demonstrations, and civil disobedience that happened in 2016. As if we don't have enough of that going on already. Conversely, I knew that if Biden got elected, as long as there was no verifiable election fraud, Trump supporters would quickly return to their normal lives and get back to work. Like grownups. I am thankful to President Trump for giving us back our America, if only for a time. But I also value a peaceful lifestyle, and the Never Trumpers would have spent the next four years making sure that did not happen. As if their hatred is superior to the hatred they ascribe to Trump.

     A lot is revealed by our expectations. For instance, the nations of the world expect Israel to behave in a civilized manner and their enemies to behave like savages. Likewise, many of us expect mature behavior from Republicans and childish behavior from Democrats. Even their own supporters are not really surprised or disappointed when the representatives they elected to office play hooky or walk off the job or tear up speeches. 

   I would have liked to see the good things President Trump started continue--defunding Planned Parenthood and nations who hate us, defending the rights of the unborn and of Christians to worship, freeing believers and servicemen falsely imprisoned overseas, supporting our ally Israel, standing up to our enemies--but I know God has a reason for the change of leadership. Maybe Trump's ego would have led him and us to disastrous mistakes in his second term. And if the Lord is sovereign over strong willed Donald Trump, He is certainly sovereign over swamp creature Joe Biden. I vote to trust God's purposes and timing.

    But trusting God's eternal purpose is less difficult than dealing with daily disturbing news. So even though it makes me feel like a wimpy parent who buys their child a toy at the grocery check stand just to make them stop screaming, I kinda wanted Biden to get elected. I am tired of the tantrums, that is why.