Republicans make progress Nationally, but the status quo remains in place in dallas county.

Democrats remain in strong control of Dallas County which means we who love our God, County, State, and Country still have a lot of work to do.  We need to listen to those who voted for the people who advance the values that are so contrary to those taught by God and policies that are destroying our freedom, increase crime, and the cost of living.

Rather than criticize those who voted against our traditional values, we need to listen and love on them. We need to engage in conversation that will help us all to learn and line up with the values that draw us all closer to each other, to God, and advance our entire standard of living, freedom and lifestyle.

I just came across this message from Paul David Tripp that I think puts everything in perspective extremely well:

"Whatever you think about politics and elections, you need this perspective on God’s sovereignty to make sense out of what seems, at times, to make no sense at all:

“The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.” (Proverbs 21:1)

“For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations.” (Psalm 22:28)
“He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings.” (Daniel 2:21)
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That last verse gives me so much confidence the morning after an election: “He removes kings and sets up kings.” While it comes from a historical narrative many years ago in a distant land, the same God who ruled over Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, and Babylon is the same God this morning. He has never changed. His power, authority, and sovereignty have not lessened.

Nebuchadnezzar had declared himself the ultimate authority, was obsessed with his own glory, and demanded worship and service rightly due only to God himself. “At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”” (Daniel 4:29-30, ESV)

So the King of kings and Lord of lords rose to demonstrate to Nebuchadnezzar, and generations to follow, who was truly sovereign. “While the words were still in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven...”

“Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles’ feathers, and his nails were like birds’ claws.” (4:33)

Nebuchadnezzar only had power by the Lord’s will and under his command. At God’s command, this government official human could be deemed powerless and humiliated in a moment. There is only one who governs the affairs of heaven and earth, who charts the course of history, and by whose will the kingdoms of earth rise and fall—and it is no politician, dictator, CEO billionaire, or celebrity.
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The picture of God taking Nebuchadnezzar from palace to pasture should come to mind when you’re tempted to give up hope, quit praying, and give way to compromise when it comes to elections or government authority.

No human leader has autonomous power.
No human leader is the final authority.
No human leader has independent rule.
The Lord alone is sovereign."

​Yes, we who value God and liberty still have a lot of work to do but we also need to continue to love those who oppose us for whatever reason, continue to reach out to them, and continue our mission.  We must pray more and listen more, as we work harder and smarter for a better Dallas County and America. Beyond that, it's in God's hands.

Steve McDaniel
GOP Precinct 3967 Chair