This is an article written by my brother for the Wilson Lumber Company newsletter.

As I write this it is Wednesday morning, the day after the historic election where we selected Barak Obama as our president. I know, I know politics is a dangerous subject here but trust me. This is not an article about politics. See, some of you no doubt were celebrating last night that your guy won and change is coming. Whereas some of you are downright depressed about it because your guy didn’t win and…well, change is coming.

I was reminded in the most dramatic of ways this morning of who is really in charge. Have you observed the leaves on the trees lately? They are absolutely breathtaking. There is nothing on earth that man has made that compares. No building, no monument, no structure that even comes close to the changing leaves in the fall. Let me tell you something. My God is in control. Yes this is another one of those dang religious articles.

I challenge you to stand in the middle of Jones Valley at 4:00 on a sunny afternoon. Look to the east and see the mountain on fire with colors and tell me there is not a God.

It is undeniable. It is without question. If those of us who are believers are silent, the mountains will scream it to us. And as sure as the leaves will come back in the spring, God is on His throne.

The power that the government has only exists because God gave it to them. See the scripture of the week to the right. And as the scripture goes, “The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away”. That’s not a prediction, just another reminder of who is in control.

So go on and fret if you want about the election or the government or whatever. Or go on and think that everything is going to get better now that whoever is in the white house. Not me, my trust is in someone who will be here a lot longer than 4 or 8 years. And unlike the leaves, He will never change.

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