"i hope he fails"

"i hope he fails"... this is the sticker i saw on the back of a jet black lexus lx470 that i was behind on the freeway. on the other side of the window, was another sticker that says, 'rush is right'. i couldn't help but cringe as i was stuck behind this person in the pouring rain and bumper to bumper traffic for almost an hour and a half to go 3 exits. and i was ever so lucky to have to follow this person off the exit and to within a block of my job.

everytime i looked up, i couldn't help but shake my head in disgust. what kind of world do we live in, where, it's no longer enough to just disagree, but, now you are banking on someone else's demise? further, what type of person thrives on another's downfall??? so much so, that you are "hoping" that person goes down?

it's funny because that exact sticker speaks volumes into my life and certain situations right now. i do believe that there are people that know me - in different ways and venues - that are probably thinking the exact same words. some, are very covert with their feelings - such that, aside from subtle actions, discerning that spirit would nearly be impossible; while others would proudly wear that sticker on their chests, should they have the opportunity.

well, i've been there, done that. in coming into a new perspective and a renewed and strengthened relationship with God, i say: keep hoping. what those that subliminally own those stickers don't understand is that what God has for His children...is for His children...so your hopes are meaningless because you don't have the ammunition to fight the battle. they fail to recognize that God is not going to allow those who have been obedient and are relying on Him for defense, to fail...and so while perhaps, in the short-term, it may appear that you've won...please understand that in the long-term, you haven't.

i continually pray for our president...God placed that man in a position of power for a reason and i continually pray for his safety and his mental and spiritual well-being, in dealing with what i think is absolute craziness. then i think about what i deal with on a smaller scale, and i can't even imagine trying to deal with the level of foolishness that he's at. *smh*

all i can say is: i am sitting in faith, knowing that God will provide and take care...because that's what He promised... i can't say it any better than david in psalms 118: 5-14, 17 NIV (read the whole chapter really):

5 In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free.
6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
7 The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.
8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
10 All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
11 They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
12 They swarmed around me like bees, but they died out as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
13 I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me.
14 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
17 I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.

we don't have the artillery for these battles, so why try and fight them?