Day 10,101
10:12 p.m.

God bless America?  I’ve heard it said over and over that America was founded on Christian principles and the Constitution and our money make mention of God, however, according to the bible, Christians are not supposed to rebel against the government.  Romans 13:1 says “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”

Don’t get me wrong.  I love being an American.  I love the freedom, the quality of life, and the rights; and if I were drafted, I would serve in the military.  But this lead me to wonder what America would be like if it had never rebelled against Britain.

For better or for worse?  Maybe it would be worse.  Maybe we’d still be paying high taxes and be treated like second class citizens.  Or maybe it would be better.  The American Revolution and Ghandi in India influenced British policy to eventually let Canada and Australia have their independence without a struggle.  So if the American Revolution never occurred, maybe Ghandi would be subdued by a more powerful Britain, and maybe the United Kingdom would be a super powerful nation, even more powerful than America is today!  It would include the current United States, Canada, Australia, Britain, Ireland, and India!  Our population would be greater than China’s!  We would be unstoppable!  We would dominate world trade and politics!  Other nations would cower before us!  The possibilities are endless!  But then again, God only knows what would’ve happened.

I used to daydream a lot.  I used to wish I could go back in time and correct mistakes I’ve made in my life.  But I finally realized that wishing you could change the past is all a waste of time, because you can’t.  And I’ve even come to think that my past is realistically the best past I could’ve had.  Sure there’ve been mistakes, but those mistakes have taught me lessons, and God is best at making lemonade out of lemons.  He always has silver linings in the dark clouds.  Besides, my life isn’t over yet so maybe greater things are yet to come from those mistakes then I forsee.