An election can change who holds office. It cannot release us from what Jesus has called us to do.
Our children still need discipleship. Our neighbors still need the gospel. The Holy Spirit has not stopped working because the political landscape has shifted.
In his message “The Election Is Over. Your Assignment Isn’t.,” Pastor Troy Brewer challenges Christians to resist the discouragement that turns disappointment into surrender.
“What fills your heart shapes your life,” Brewer said.
That is where the battle becomes personal. Drawing from Proverbs 4:23, Brewer urges Christians to guard their hearts against messages that feed fear and hopelessness. What we continually absorb eventually affects how we live.
A steady diet of outrage can leave us too distracted to pray and too exhausted to serve. We must make room to hear God through Scripture and prayer.
Brewer challenges Christians to examine what they have allowed discouragement to interrupt. He describes his ministry continuing to feed families, rescue children and see people saved despite the hostility surrounding its work.
“There’s no reason for you not to do that on Wednesday,” he said.
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The same responsibility reaches into our homes. We cannot put obedience on hold until the country moves in our preferred direction. Loving our spouses, discipling our children and serving faithfully remain part of our assignment.
“You have no idea the difference you make,” Brewer said.
That faithfulness will include painful setbacks. In 2 Corinthians 4:8–11, Paul describes pressure and persecution alongside the sustaining power of Jesus. Trouble did not mean his calling had expired.
“We are winning in the midst of losses,” Brewer said. “And just because we have losses doesn’t mean that you can’t win.”
Brewer also makes room for mourning. He describes weeping over a devastating situation involving a ministry worker’s family while continuing the work before him. Grief and faithfulness can occupy the same heart.
But when sorrow becomes a reason to abandon our responsibilities, we need the Holy Spirit’s help to take the next step.
Applying Galatians 5:16, Brewer calls Christians to walk in the Spirit when the flesh wants to withdraw. That dependence must reach beyond a church service and shape our response when we feel overwhelmed.
Our families need that steadiness. Our communities need churches willing to serve under pressure.
“Not because we have our act together, but because we have Jesus,” Brewer said.
The next act of obedience might happen at the kitchen table, in a prayer meeting or through a conversation we have avoided. We already have somewhere to begin.
“Let’s unplug from the media spirit and let’s tap in to the spirit of the living God,” Brewer said.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a journalism background from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and at the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
