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Politics and the Believer (??)

  After speaking with two young girls this night about politics, the question that I have always had about how believers are meant to play (for lack of a better word) politics became more striking. I told these girls how some relationships are not worth loosing because of power, and how I don't ever see myself betraying a good friend or family member for the sake of being in authority. They told me that I was only been emotional, they said, and I quote “Politics is a dirty game, if you want to play it, think with your head not your heart. Even if you loose that person,  you can always meet other people" These two very close friends (I mean, it is safe to call them besties) agreed to the idea of even betraying each other for the same course. But is that really how it is supposed to be? Would God be okay with us disrupting our friendships or any other type of relationships for the gain of power? Another thing that these girls said that really stood out for me was “Power is ev