Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. Abraham Lincoln

One of the most important things that you will ever do in your life is to stand firm for the right. Too many people have strong feelings for that which is right, but they have a hard time in actually taking a stand. 

Abraham Lincoln is a man who had no trouble in standing up for what he knew to be right. At the time, such a stand did not make him very popular. In fact, he was one of the most hated Presidents to ever hold office. He knew, though, that slavery was an evil that could not be tolerated, so he took a stand. Many stood against him, but many stood with him. Hundreds of thousands of lives were lost during that particular stand, but history has proved it to be the correct one. Slavery is gone and Lincoln will always be one of our most cherished leaders.

We have a lot of things to process as we go through life. We have our livings to make, our families to raise, our nation to protect and, most importantly, our God to serve. Balancing all of these things can be quite complicated, but God has not left us without help. In fact, we can go at any time into the presence of the Creator of the universe and ask for His help.

And He will give us that help, you know, if we will serve Him and take our stands for Him. Many believe that we are at a pivotal point in the course of this nation, and I would tend to agree. I believe that we have made a lot of bad decisions for many years, and the consequences of those decisions are starting to take over. I also believe that our nation is worth saving. I believe that we owe it to our children and to our God. 

America, despite claims to the contrary, has always been a Christian nation. It will not remain one, however, unless Christians gain the courage to take a stand for the right again. I'm not talking about war, but I am talking about following Lincolns advice. We must find out what is right again. That secret is found within the pages of the Bible. I am convinced that we need to return to those pages, find out what is right in God's eyes, and take a stand.

If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. Isaiah 7:9, NIV