I was reminded recently that droning out the politics and events of the world today is shirking our duty as Christ followers.  It's pretty easy to get absorbed by ourselves and think that what is happening in the world is not relevant to our lives.  But the truth is that while world events are not happening at my back door and I am not always directly impacted by them - eventually they come around. 

It's important to keep up with where the world is headed and to be intentional about influencing that direction as you can in your sphere because the big picture is that our children and grandchildren will be living in this world after we are gone and it is our duty to keep it for them.  To give them and the people of the world the opportunity and freedom to learn of and know Christ.

We fight for our rights and liberty so that today and years down the road

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So don't take the easy road of being absorbed with your life - influence.  Read the news - townhall.com is a great place to do that.  Listen to your husband or friends as they discuss world events - don't be passive - join in.  Create a blog and share your thoughts with people around the world.  Donate your time or finances to organizations that are making a difference, volunteer locally.  Help your friends to see the big picture and get them involved - influence your sphere.