Finally, why am I running? Motive is important. Therefore, is the goal of running simply to un-seat someone else…?…or is it only to second guess past decisions and convince myself and others that I certainly could have done better? We know that hindsight is 2020 vision, and every one of us can spend time all our time looking in the rearview mirror, focused only on the past (which BTW, includes good and bad as well as some in-between)…Or we can get our eyes on where we are now, where we are heading and make sure the direction we’re going is in the best interest of families, especially our children, our city and our future. 

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My motive is simple; It is to utilize the gifting and 66 years of broad experiences to serve well the people in the #1 Ward, and to well serve the city of Sapulpa within the calling of God on my life. I will not as much be campaigning, as I will be evangelizing…which in this context refers to sharing a strongly held belief based on prophecy written by Isaiah in Chapter 9, verse 6 which says “For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulders”, which should be a common cause for the good of our city. Since God created human government, it is therefore inconceivable that God would then tell His people to stay out of it. So when you hear me use the phrase evangelism, it is not to get a nod or say a scripted prayer, but it is to manifest Jesus through my life, every step of the way to the wonderful constituents of Ward 1 and beyond. Remember that passage in Matthew 5 that declares we are salt and light in the earth? We often only consider God’s laws to be spiritual when in fact they specify the Government God established.  Some examples include how you could mortgage your land for up to six years of the value of your labor. There were rules for sanitary safety. Why? God is concerned with health and wellbeing of His people. They were required to rest so they wouldn’t be overworked. There were directions for taking care of the poor, not handouts, but charity so they could work for food and feel the satisfaction of providing for themselves. There were rules pertaining to morality, the family, military. Fair trials could only be established at the mouths of 2 or 3 witnesses. Sound familiar? A dive into the scriptures will reveal God’s design for Self Government, Family Government, Church Government and Civic Government. Our forefathers were not only influenced by the scriptures but framed legislature based on The Bible, fueled by sermons being delivered from pulpits of influential Patriot Pastors.

 

My sincere hope and prayer is that this evangelizing may even lead to my being elected.