Friday; November 10
When you think about the United States Government, what comes to mind? It is easy to imagine the government as some well-oiled machine that keeps chugging along on a mission to keep the American people afloat, but the truth of the matter it is that government is the blend of polices and people. There are laws and standards that govern actions, but government is defined as the decisions of individuals. Interestingly, the same thing can be said about the Armed Forces. The American Armed Forces aren’t some machine that comes rolling out of a machine shed somewhere, they are the collection of men and women who have given of themselves to serve our nation. Sure, they have to work together to accomplish a common purpose, but they are individuals who have made a decision to put our collective national values ahead of their own personal quests. Centuries ago, the Apostle Paul told the early Christians that they should invest in those things that help them succeed in their individual jo