I’m not going to pretend I know anything about the amount of hurt, anger, or affliction of pain some people are enduring due to this election. That would be ignorant. Regardless of who you voted for, people are being oppressed for it. For anyone harmed emotionally or physically by this election, I am truly sorry. It’s painful to watch, and I guarantee it is painful to feel. Like many, I know very little about politics. I educated myself enough to vote on a candidate’s platform that aligned closest with the values engraved in my heart, and I know nothing further. I am not a politician; I will not claim to be a politician, but I am a follower of Jesus Christ. And as I scroll through countless posts from people deeply wounded by everything that this election has surfaced, I want to remind you of truth amidst your suffering. You do not need Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump to tell you that your life is valuable.

Romans 8:31 says, “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” God is for you. Who can be against you? When Jesus was nailed to the cross, He didn’t say, “This is for republicans only.” He didn’t say only middle-class, Caucasian Americans get to Heaven. He said, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me”. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. The Gospel is for everyone. Jesus wouldn’t have taken such a punishment He didn’t deserve if He wasn’t for you. And since He is for YOU, who can be against you?

You’re worth and value can be found in Christ. Why? Because He made you. He knit your innermost being, and He knows every single intricate detail about you. Jesus died a brutal death on a cross, and took the wrath of God for you, so that you can be with Him forever. Every day He gives you opportunity to choose Him over this world. He is worth it, and He is worthy of it. I am not saying it will be easy. I’m not saying it won’t hurt. What I am saying is that there is a lot of power in Washington D.C., but your life’s value is not a power you have to place in the hands of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, or even supporters of either party. I, as well, don’t understand what He is doing right now in this world, but I hope my God is bigger than anything we can understand. Cling to the Lord with everything you have as you face adversity. No label given to you on Earth matters to the King of Heaven except “Christ follower”. Let your identity be found in Him, and Him only, until the day He takes you home.