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i know i just posted, but this deserves a post all its own...

i've never been so proud of my hubby as i have been over the past several months. he has been going through quite a journey of faith and spiritual battles. God has been so good to our little family and has been so faithful to him. today he shared about it at church. since hubby is a mostly private person, this was a step of faith itself.

most of you out there are clueless so i'll fill in the basics for you. hubby is passionate about politics and feels a great call to it. he planned to make a run for mayor but as always felt the conflict between faith and politics. he pulled together a team of christians to run with him and all was going well. then the party leaders pulled the rug out from under him. so...back to sticking to the council seat for another four years. well, the primary was 2 weeks ago and the party made it very clear he was not welcome. he was voted out of office and purely for the reason of his beliefs. shocking and sad that local republicans are so upset over someone being a christian in political office. hmm...change that...they all call themselves christians...let's see - oh yeah, maybe it has more to do with actually living Christ and standing for something like truth, honesty, and character!!!

anyways - he stood today in church and spoke about the spiritual battle around him and how God brought him through. that although he is sad about not having a role in the political arena the next 4 years, God has made him an even better man of God. i'm proud of him too....and yes, God has definitely made my man even better!! i couldn't love him any more!

i definitely think there will be more to this story......

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This Journey of Mine said…
That is really neat. Not that he isn't in office right now. But that God put him through all that and he is standing at the ended victorious instead of defeated. I suspect that this will be used for the future....

Oh, and welcome to the blogosphere!
May 20, 2007 at 10:10 PM
Natalie said…
we need strong, virtuos men like him to stand up and take charge of this country. Don't give up. This is just the beginning. And I believe it's just as much of a spiritual battle as a political battle.
May 22, 2007 at 2:00 PM
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