Christians, Please Step Away From Politics

I spent years fighting the bad fight, its time to fight the good fight

I graduated from university in 2015 with a degree in political science and a minor in philosophy. At the time, I had every intention of getting a job in Washington DC and immersing myself in the world of politics. My plans, did not work out the way I had envisioned. I never got to go to Washington for work and I never got that job in politics that I had been craving for years. God had other plans.

After the 2016 election and the mess that it caused in Washington and beyond. I was thankful and knew deep down that it would not have been a good environment for me to be in. God always has a plan, even if they are not your plans. I accepted the path my life had taken.

Despite that, I continued to immerse myself in current events and politics. I wrote about the subject extensively. I debated my family members. I preached to my coworkers. I got into fierce online debates. While God had planned to keep me away from politics, I had dragged them with me.

Then, recently, amidst the coronavirus and the coming election, I realized something terrible. For every second I spent praying or reading my Bible, I spent ten or more on consuming the news and talking about politics.