He really is in control!

Regardless of how you voted this week or how you feel about the outcome, if you are a Believer, this applies to you:

"I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people.  Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them.
Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity."
1  Timothy 2:1-2

God's goals for us are often different than our goals.  God's goal is to bless us, but I don't think He ever wants comfort and prosperity for us to the point that we forget Him.  His goal is for people to come to freedom through Jesus Christ and to intimate with Him. 

"O God, I beg two favors from you; let me have them before I die.
First, help me never to tell a lie.
Second, give me neither poverty or riches!  Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
For, if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, 'Who is the Lord?'
And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God's holy name."
Proverbs 30:7-9

May we be marked by godliness and grace and dignity and may we never dishonor the name of our amazing God!