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1. Go read this article by Russell Moore<\/a> right now. Right. Now. If you can\u2019t, don\u2019t say anything else about the election until you can read it.<\/p>\n

2. Pray for President Barack Obama. Pray that God will be gracious and kind to him, and that He will give the President the wisdom to lead well and justly.<\/p>\n

3. If you can\u2019t pray for the President, you ought to repent. Prayers for our leaders is not an option.<\/p>\n

4. You need to realize that many of the feelings of despair you are having probably have as much to do with \u201cyour team\u201d losing than any actual impending doom. By \u201cyour team,\u201d I don\u2019t mean Christians. I mean Republicans.<\/p>\n

5. Sometimes, it helps to laugh. For example, several months ago, you might have been excited about Herman Cain or Rick Perry, and you thought Romney was kind of an idiot. My how things change.<\/p>\n

6. Step back and get some perspective. President Obama won, to your chagrin, but he won in a fair election without bloodshed. Also, you get to rant about it on Facebook, legally and without fear. You can even prognosticate that this means the end of the world, certain bankruptcy, and general doom for generations. Pretty nice country to live in, if you ask me.<\/p>\n

7. You ought to consider the fact that President Obama absolutely\u00a0dominated<\/em> the minority vote. DOMINATED. Why do you think that is? If you think the answer is because they are a bunch of moochers wanting free stuff, you are wrong, and if you ever want your party to win another election again, you ought to think\/pray on how to be more open to minority voters.<\/p>\n

8. You should probably admit to yourself that you don\u2019t really know that much about how an economy works on a national scale. Case in point: Check out this Forbes article<\/a>. The average American has around $6,800 in credit card debt. It is possible, in other words, that President Obama\u2019s policies could help the economy mend. Why not hope for the best?<\/p>\n

9. As per #8, let\u2019s quit pretending that President Obama is the most horriblest spender in the history of big spenders. George W. Bush was awful, and\u2026he was a Republican.<\/p>\n

10. Pray for President Barack Obama. He needs your prayers, and he ought to have your support. Of course, that doesn\u2019t mean you support all of his policies, but you ought to honor him as your President, and you should pray for him as you would a friend. (I know I said that already, but it really is the best thing you can do to detox your heart.)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"