The words used in various television broadcasts following yesterday’s defeat of the National Financial Package were:  “A BAD DAY.”  Well, that bad day of non-cooperation in Washington D.C. resulted in a bad day for many people from Wall Street to Main Street. The Dow Jones tumbled 777 points on Monday.  For those who live their lives in that financial world 24-7, it was a bad day, and for those who check in on that financial world periodically, it was a bad day.

This bad day should move all of us to pray.  We need to pray for so many things. This country is in trouble, but we just do not know how much trouble.  We do not have news any longer, but commentary on various issues, with one side yelling at the other side. It is difficult to weigh any issues from financial to political due to this extreme polarization, which is nothing short of ungodly.  You would think we are the divided states of America, rather than the United States of America.

This bad day can turn into a blessing for America and for each of us.  How?  If it moves us to pray, it is a blessing.  If it moves us to evaluate our priorities, it is a blessing.  If it moves us to come together as a nation, being sickened by the reality of our division yesterday, then it is a blessing.

Question:  Will we trust God or not?  This is the question of the day.  We certainly are struggling to trust in various so-called leaders who are charged to provide leadership to our nation.  Well, we should not trust in any man anyway.  Perhaps God is calling us to trust Him alone.

Put your feet in concrete today:  Whatever happens in this world, I will trust the Lord through it all.  I am going down with God, up with God, or just forward with God.

I am going to trust the Lord.