It must be the government's fault...it's surely not mine!

You know what’s REALLY bothering me about the Hurricane Katrina blame game?  Even beyond the stupidity of “it’s all Bush’s fault” is the general mentality of pinning the most blame on the federal government for not being the first and immediate responder.  Yes, there were mistakes made, and yes, FEMA has performed terribly, but IT’S NOT THE GOVERNMENT’S JOB TO SAVE YOU—much less the federal government first and foremost.  What’s more frustrating is the shift in mindset that has overtaken this country whereby we don’t even really recognize the local or state governments as having much of a role anymore.  Too many people jump straight to the top of the ladder to the federal government to do everything!

This intersects so well with Biblical worldview and the need for reformation, both here and abroad.  One of the foundational truths that we teach in the worldview classes is ‘spheres of authority’—self, family, church, government.  Each has its place and role, and they were not designed by God to usurp one another.  What’s more, the spheres are to build from the bottom up starting with self government having the most responsibility over our lives and the civil government having the least.  We in America have so turned the pyramid upside-down and given over each other sphere to the civil government!  I was reminded of all of this in the last week in watching the hurricane, and it’s strengthens my resolve to change things.

More to come…