Welcome to a new season of Fearless and Free podcast, where we take a holistic, spirit-soul-body approach to healing and wholeness. I am your host Dana Grindal,prayer minister and founder of Whitestone Ministries International. You have found a safe place to connect with the body of Christ, where we challenge Christians to experience the abundant life of Christ, fearless and free.

Within the Church politics continue to divide. In episode 4, I asked the question -If Jesus was physically present in America today, what would He say about Politics? Who would He say to vote for? What would He say to you?

Stay tuned here for part 2 as we take a Biblical look at Healing the Heart of the Church in the area of politics …seeking to answer the questions-

• How should the Church respond?

• Can the right person in government really change hearts?

• What is your part?

In the previous episode, we discussed the difference between politics and government. Govt is established by God and to be honored. Politics is man's way of applying government for control, power or leadership of specific groups or persons, sometimes good and sometimes bad. It is a heart issue.

We have to guard our hearts, especially from fear. Fear is destructive and divisive. Fear tempts us to want to control, clouds our judgment, and pulls our hearts away from the love of God. It is in His love that we can know who we are created to be. Where let fear be in the driver's seat of our hearts, it will drive you away from your true identity and purpose and into the ditch of religion or rebellion.

In order to be part of the solution we have to have our hearts rightly aligned with God, remembering that the currency of the Kingdom of God is not winning arguments but winning souls. The people who you disagree with politically have living spirits that have an eternal destination. They are made in the image of Christ. Will your interactions with them, or theirs with you, draw them closer to Jesus or further away?

If we want to partner in the move of God in this hour, we have to prepare our hearts to receive it. Now is the time for healing the heart of the church to move forward fearless and free, to be all He has created the Body of Christ to be.

Biblical references 1 Timothy 1:7, Daniel 6:4, John 18:35-37

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