Often, voting for Godly principles means voting for personally flawed candidates.

I’m not excusing their individual faults, but consider this:

In Scripture, God often chooses scoundrels to alter history and change the course of nations.

Maybe that’s because He understands a basic truth that makes many uncomfortable.

Like, perhaps, it takes unconventional, strong-willed people with the attitudinal disposition:

To flaunt social norms and expectations in their personal lives (for good or for bad);

Never care about going along to get along; and

Never play it safe …

To confront – and upend – the corrupt, entrenched power structures of their day.

That doesn’t mean God gives them a free pass on their associated personal flaws.

As Scripture also makes clear, He doesn’t.

But neither does He typically choose those who are reputable, conventional, or safe …

When He decides to shift history and reform nations.

And fortunately for us, God’s not yet done with history ..

Or with nations.