Leadership and Trump
© 2016 Hadassah Shabnam Lal
Psalm 139: 23-24. Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
I’m the daughter of parents who encouraged us to attain a higher education. They were both educators. I received my Masters in Ministry Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University, thus studying great leaders is a hobby, and I aspire to be one. Generally speaking, the hallmark of a great leader is that he is living his life for a cause greater than himself.
You judge a leader not just by the Company he leads, but the Company he keeps.” HadassahShabnamLal
“Do not be misled: “Bad Company corrupts good character.” 1 Cor. 15:33 NLT The Holy Bible.
Mr. Trump has had to change the guard of his campaign even when it hurt his heart as he is well known to value loyalty. Proverbs 17:17 “A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.”  Proverbs 18:24 “There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.”
In the aftermath of him taking a stand to defend America and build a Wall, many who he thought were his friends turned against him. The Republican Party has had some of the worst turncoats in history. I find it quite amazing that there were Seventeen candidates and Sixteen were eliminated, and Mr. Trump has come away triumphant. In light of the many exaggerated and false accusations leveled at Mr. Trump, the following two Bible verses describe Mr. Trump’s demise in the nasty world of politics. Job 6:14 “One should be kind to a fainting friend, but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty.” Job 6:27 “You would even send an orphan into slavery or sell a friend.” We have witnessed the preceding happen in our government under the leadership of the current administration, and Mr. Trump has experienced it firsthand.
Mr. Trump’s leadership has been exemplary however, as I judge him by his success and not failures, his triumphs and tenacity over tragedies. As I studied his leadership capabilities, I kept finding biblical tendencies once again lending credence to the fact that only is he a Christian, but the principles that were ingrained in him as a child, have carried him into success. Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” That is the reason why I believe he is so good for America.
Mr. Trump is an embodiment of that. Chivalry is nearly dead, and the popular notions of manhood, particularly in Christianity are somehow skewed. I know of a lot of men in ministry whose wives abuse them, rule them, and think it is their job to crucify their husbands as Christ was crucified. Let me assure you, no woman is ever going to treat my son in that fashion: Men! Jesus died on that cross, so you don’t have to.  Let’s not forget that when Jesus Christ sent his disciples out the second time, he sent them out armed. Luke 22:35-37. “Then Jesus asked them, when I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything? “Nothing,” they answered. He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.” The he speaks of what is reaching fulfillment, and in verse 38: “The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.” “That’s enough!” He replied.
It is interesting to note that Jesus Christ knew they would need to be ready for battle, and he wanted them to be prepared. See my blog on Trump the Warrior. Mr. Trump has been chastened for taking a stance against Muslim immigration due to the influx of terrorism. There have been thirteen (13) documented cases of terrorism against Americans since 9/11 attacks by Muslim terrorists of Saudi Arabian origins. Mr. Trump is also the only candidate to speak out against the beheading of Christians and the only one to take a stance protecting the rights of Christians. I believe that Jesus was the Son of God and He knew that one day soon, the “Religion of the Sword” hence the comment “That’s enough” in response to the disciples statement in verse Luke 22:38 “See, Lord, here are two swords.” See my page on Muslim Immigration and click on the sub tab “Islamic Symbols” on www.thetrumpenigma.com and you will see precisely truth in this statement, as two swords are often the symbols of most Islamic terrorist groups. I find it comforting that Mr. Trump is a strong proponent of the 2nd Amendment as our constitutional right to bear arms, which confirms and reiterates his Christian faith and knowledge as well as the commands of Jesus Christ to have his disciples be ready for battle.   
Mr. Trump attended military school in his adolescence and he credits it with making him tough. It helped make him a man, as it taught him discipline and how to channel his energy into his “call.” While the Social Media giants, and the politically correct Master Baiter Media paint feminized pictures of manhood, our sons ae joining ISIS to live out their Warrior natures, or stuck in front of their X-boxes and PS4’s and playing Video games such as Call of Study, Battlefield, Halo, and TitanFall not to mention Grand Theft Auto. Let’s face it, men like wargames, there was even a movie called WarGames. Real men are not perpetual takers, but perpetual Makers, and Mr. Trump wants to MAKE America Great Again.
Currently in our leadership, there is no one who is sincere. Nathanael in John 1:47 is someone about  whom Jesus said “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!” In my opinion, it also describes Mr. Trump. As a leader, as a successful businessman, his life has been fodder of many publications and articles. As of late lies and accusations have also been leveled against him. One thing I have made note of about this man is that he is not a hypocrite. What you see is what you get, he tells it like it is. Yes, he is a sinner saved by grace as we all are, but his heart is pure towards America and he has taken on a  cause greater than himself, because he loves America and the average American citizen. If Jesus took someone like Simon Peter who had an ambivalent, vacillating, impulsive, unsubmissive personality and shaped him into a rocklike leader and built his Church upon him,  think how much more God can do with someone like Mr. Trump? Who is already a fairly solid person, and a great leader. There were some amazing things about Simon Peter that are necessary for leadership material. He was a very inquisitive chap. He asked a lot of questions as does Mr. Trump. Peter was not content being complacent, and he was a problem solver, as is Mr. Trump. Simon Peter had an insatiable curiosity, he wanted answers, and we all know that knowledge is power. Problem solvers make great leaders. See Mat. 15:15; Luke 12:41; Mat. 18:21; Mat.19:27; Mark 11:21; John 21:20-22. Another necessary characteristic for effective leadership is initiative. When a man is a leader, he will have drive, ambition and energy. Again Mr. Trump has all of those as well. Now we know that Peter not just asked questions, but often charged right into answering and doing. When Jesus asked his disciples who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am in Mat 16:13; while everyone else was reticent, Peter spoke up “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” He was bold and decisive, as is Mr. Trump. There were times when he had to step back, undo, retract and be rebuked, as do all leaders, but he always seized opportunities at precisely the right time and Mr. Trump often speaks of that in his book “The Art of the Deal.” He has also seized this opportunity to help his beloved nation which is in a crisis, we have become terminal and America has taken a Trip to the Cemetery. Lest there is intervention, we will not survive. See my blog America’s Trip to the Cemetery.  Lastly, Peter cut off the head of head of Malchus the servant of the high priest in Mat 26:47; Mark 14:43; and Luke 22:47. Thus we see that he was carrying a sword as instructed by Jesus, when he was with him in the Garden of Gethsemane as the Roman Legions came to arrest Jesus. Jesus touched the man and healed him, (Luke 22:51), but told Peter in verse 52: “Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” I believe that statement is clear of the implication of capital punishment as a divine law, and it was a part of the Levitical Laws in the Old Testament. Another thing to make note of is that Peter’s passion often overtook the obvious big-picture realities such as confronting the Roman Legions of soldiers that probably numbered in the hundreds. I don’t know about you, but I have observed Mr. Trump do exactly the same thing, he doesn’t give a damn about the corrupt politicians, the crooked liars, he is brash, and raw which makes for a great leader. Tis better to take a passionate man who has tenacity than to resurrect a corpse. Peter was a man of action as is Mr. Trump. Now the third element that makes for amazing leadership is involvement. Mr. Trump has exhibited that throughout is campaign, he is engaged, he is traveling, people are coming out in multitudes to see him, and listen to him voice his concerns about America’s dismal state. Millions across the country have taken sides with him and taken their own initiative to hold rallies, flash mobs, build sites supporting him, and write songs about America and his passion to make it a great country. I wrote one along with my producer called “Sound that Trump.” I have also spent months of research into building the site www.thetrumpenigma.com with no financing from a campaign or SuperPac, that’s how much I believe in this man. It has been said that a true leader will show people the way, he will walk in the storm, let himself even be humiliated, and he will not care because he is in it for a cause greater than himself.  Yes leaders create “movements or clouds of dust around them.” Mr. Trump has created a movement and even jumped over barricades to go to his people and speak. Even when Black Lives Matter (Klan with a Tan funded by Hillary and George Soros), tried to stop him, he was not deterred. When there was a storm and Jesus went out to meet them, Peter jumped right out of the boat and walked on water with Jesus, he got seriously involved, until he realized he was walking on water. Even when risky, Peter did not abandon his Lord, as one day he would take over leading the Church. Mr. Trump has likewise been in tenuous situations, and been told to withdraw from the race, he manned up, took the beatings, owned up to his mistakes and kept persevering. He is a true leader and a man. Another key characteristic necessary for a successful leader is Trust. If a leader cannot be trusted, then they are not worthy of being in such a position, especially the Presidency.

 
Trump’s Winners His Children
© 2016 HadassahShabnamLal
Why we love the Trump Children
When Ivanka Trump gave the speech at the RNC, I was so impressed and so proud of her. You see I was a daddy’s girl too and all of my life I wanted to please him but I was very strong willed as a child, and still am. What I find so beautiful is that Mr. Trump’s children have been through the pain of divorce, division and worked through it. Mr. Trump does not claim to be God Jr. nor is he. He is human like the rest of us. All of us had or if you’re are lucky, still have a father. He is a man who has his failures, prejudices, shortcoming, strengths, and has done his best. Remember he is your human earthly father, not your perfect heavenly Father who is God YHWH, the Holy One of Israel. Trump’s children realize that. They have learned to forgive their father for not being perfect, and as a result have moved towards spiritual and emotional wholeness and have a healthy relationship with him. They’re not bitter but better people because of their pain and sorrows.  Being rich does not make one immune from the pain and sorrows of divorce, death, breakups nor disappointments. They know there is power in placing one’s past behind. His children have strong biblical foundations and faith as well. His beautiful daughter Ivanka has embraced Judaism and married to an amazingly great Jewish man Jared Kushner and they have three beautiful children. Donald Jr. is married to a beauty and he and his wife have five children. He has displayed his faith as a Good Samaritan when he recently helped pushed a black woman’s car off the road while on the campaign trail in Arizona. Eric the youngest from his marriage to Ivana his first wife is also married to a Jewish woman. His oldest children are truly a reflection of being “grafted-in” per Romans 11:17. His younger daughter Tiffany whom he shared with his second wife Marla did very well at the RNC, she has gotten her degree, the future looks promising for her. Last but not least, there is Baron, his youngest son from his wife Melania. According to his beautiful wife, both father and son admire each other. Mr. Trump is a blessed man indeed. Psalm 127:3-5 “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.” The preceding Bible verse couldn’t be more fitting describing Mr. Trump’s offspring. For the sake of space, I will share about Ivanka as I admire her greatly.
Ivanka is an amazing woman of God. In fact, to me she is the embodiment of the Proverbs 31 woman. She recently penned a book “Women who Work.” I can’t wait to read it. I subscribe to her emails I love the tips on parenting, her “work hacks” and so many other interesting articles she shares for empowering working mothers. Proverbs 31 describes the working woman shoes noble character is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her. She is industrious, powerful, a decision maker who makes wise choices. She makes great business decisions. She even extends her arms to the poor. The Proverbs 31 woman is strong, godly and speaks with wisdom and faithfulness. She is not idle, but hardworking. In Ivanka’s case, even her father praises her, not just her husband. She has honored per parents, always speaks highly of them following the commandment in Exodus 20:12 of Honoring your father and mother. She has even gone as far being complimentary about her father’s wife Melania and what an amazing mother she is, and the great choice she has made in choosing to be a full time parent, as her husband travels constantly since his decision to run for the Presidency and serve his country.

America Needs a Father
© 2016 HadassahShabnamLal
Donald J. Trump is an ex-husband, but not an ex-father (HadassahShabnamLal)
“The quality of the father will affect the quality of all the generations that follow. As goes the father, so goes the next several generations.” Henry Blackaby [Decision Magazine June 2014].
“One of the greatest t gifts parents can give their children is the gift of mutual love and respect for one another.” Shirley Alexander [Power Magazine 2003].
 “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons… (2 Corinthians 6:18) NIV the Holy Bible).
“The Kingdom of heaven is an insightful picture of the masculine journey.” John Eldredge in “Fathered by God “Learning what your Dad could never teach you.”
What do you think of when you hear the word “Father or Dad?” Is he an imposing authoritarian figure? Is an aloof drunk? Or do you think of a man who wiped your tears? Or simply said “suck it up and be a man?” Was he warm? Was he there? Or absent?
The God-given job of every father biblically is to pray, protect and provide for his family, although it is often not done in that order. Unfortunately, America has a huge fatherless problem and pathetic leadership. An experienced President who has lived life, is seasoned, is imperatively needed at this crucial time in our history.
Irrespective of our skin colors, we all have the same Father and that is God Abba, and when we bleed, we all bleed red. Currently, America is terminal and bleeding and in desperate need of a Father. Mr. Trump recognizes that America needs him. He has studied the foundational history of America and its fore-fathers and knows exactly what worked, and what failed. Currently, America is failing and we have the most Anti-American and the most biblically hostile in the history of the United States of America in our White House. It is absurd considering we are a Christian nation in which 78% of American Republicans claim to be Christians, and 69% of Democrats as well. Those percentages also state that they believe that the Scripture is totally accurate in all of its teachings. These were stats taken by The Barna group in 2006. I might add that Mr. Trump is a Christian. He collects Bibles and his favorite all time book is the Bible. In keeping with the tradition of America, I would like to see Mr. Donald J. Trump elected to our White House as President of the United States of America considering most of America’s Presidents have been Christians.
In Hebrew the word AB is spelled with the letters Aleph and Beyt.  Aleph which means OX an image of an OX head which represents Strength. The word Beyt which means “Tent” or “Home” its image is the floor plan, or foundation of a tent or home. Altogether, combined it means “The Strength of the Home” The ancient Jews knew as did the forefathers of America that the role of the Father is to be the “Strong Foundation” of the Family. We need a Father as a nation who loves and cares and Protects his Country, a Patriot. Patriotism means “Love of Country” and it comes from the Latin word “Pater” meaning Father.
A Father is someone who loves you and protects you and nourishes you and makes you who you are. Interestingly, the word “Father” occurs 979 in the KJV of the Bible. Conversely the term “Mother” occurs only 260 times in the Bible. Thus according to my perception, fathers are necessary to the growth and foundations of societies as well as civilizations. The role of men and the war on men (See my blog America’s War on Men) has served to emasculate and diminish their importance contrary to the Word of God. Strangely the term “Fathered” occurs only once in Deu 32:18 “You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; forgot the God who gave you birth.” It is my express belief that the preceding verse is a stark reminder to many of us that we have forgotten our God, YHWH the Holy One of Israel, El-Shaddai, Elohim, YHWH Jireh. (Link of my video on God). It is my implicit belief that male and female are all One in Him. God spent many years preparing leaders and fathers of nations. Abraham was called at the age of 75, but  was one hundred years old, when his call finally came to fruition (See. Gen. 21:5). Thereafter he lived another 75 years (see. Gen. 25:7. Moses was another leader who was given the law and rescued the children of Israel from an oppressive wicked Pharaoh. Oh but not before being the Warrior and rescuer and the ten plagues upon the enemies of God’s chosen.
God rarely calls the qualified, but he does qualify his called. He knows that Mr. Trump needs a strong man spiritually to be his friend and running mate, so he has brought him Governor. Mike Pence of Indiana. Gov. Pence is from my hometown and I am so very proud of this amazing Man of God. My sister and her husband have held fundraisers for him in their home, and Robert Croddy one of my friends in our Grassroots Team for Mr. Trump knows him personally. Currently, America is like an orphan with no credible leadership in place, but corrupt greedy politicians who can only be likened to the wicked Pharaohs who oppressed the children of Israel, and of course the Communist and Muslim regimes who are also guilty of doing the same to their people. Trump’s protective and fatherly attitude is what it’s going to take to Make America Great Again.
 On a more personal note, I attribute a lot of what I am to my Dad and Mom, they each played a distinct role, but my Father was the one who led the route of Immigration to the United States with his young family. He did not bring us here so that we could be subject to the same persecution, death threats and endangerment as in Pakistan. That is why I believe that Mr. Donald Trump needs to be and deserves to be the Next President and Father of our Country. If the only thing that I knew about Donald J. Trump was that he’s a great dad, it would be enough for me to vote for him on that basis alone. But he’s more than that, he’s a Patriot, a business man, an Abba who has the love and devotion of his children, has built many buildings and supported entire families and states. His mark is left on buildings and businesses worldwide. He’s bold, courageous, compassionate, kind and a real man of courage.
 

Trump’s Greatest Romance
© 10/2016 HadassahShabnamLal
Romance is often synonymous with Love. It is defined by the American heritage College Dictionary as A. “A love affair” B. ardent emotional attachment between two people; love. C. A strong, sometimes short-lived attachment, fascination, or enthusiasm.
 
Love is defined by same as 1. A deep, tender feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person such as that arising from kinship or a sense of oneness. A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair, a Love affair, an intense emotional attachment. A strong predilection or enthusiasm. Theologically: To have Charity for, out of compassion, with no thought of a reward, for love or money.  
 
All of us who are staunch supporters of Mr. Donald J. Trump a businessman and billionaire hailing from New York are familiar with his very publicly private life as if such a thing is even possible are caught in a movement. As I have watched Mr. Trump over this past year, many things have caught my eye. The most compelling is his base of Patriotic American Supporters. There is a “Romance” here that connects all of us to Trump, a kinship that in spite of his riches, he is one of us.
 
He has been through the pain and hell of a very public divorce (more 50-60%) of Americans have been there or are going through it. Of the remaining 30-40% many more should go through it as I have witnessed excessive misery, control, abuse and pain, esp. in the circles of clergy who choose to stay married to put on a front.
 
For most of us, “Romance” eludes us. I like to think, that maybe it’s because our  biggest lover, is the lover of our soul, our maker, our creator who is everything. In accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, Mr. Trump is about to embark on the biggest romantic journey of his life that he could ever imagine. He is going to find, that God placed his hand on Donald J. Trump before he was even born (Jer. 29:11). God had a plan, a purpose and a love for him, unmatched by any human being. Mr. Trump’s “Romance” with America is beautiful; because he believes that we must unite as Children of God; as Americans, as Christians. There is a Oneness that we must all fight to preserve this “One Nation Under God, with Liberty and Justice for all.”  Mr. Trump embodies true love for America as he wants no reward nor money.  As he gets ready to experience the great romance of his life, he is demonstrating to America that there is something bigger than himself. He realizes that God has “called” him, and he has been qualifying him for precisely this moment. His heart, his mind and Spirit are connected to the Spirit of America, to that of the forefathers of this great country and Americans all across our nation who want to see America become Great Again, and once again become that “City on a Hill” per the words of Jesus Christ in Matthew 5:14. 
 
In 20012 I met a young lady Julie Nickell after my call to ministry. Her parents Walt and Pam Bolinger sowed the very first “seed” into my message nearly fourteen years ago. Julie is an amazingly Christian Artist, Writer, and Performer. She and her husband have two beautiful children, and work alongside in ministry to the homeless and addicts. The first time I heard her song “Be There” I wept. I believe that this song is really “America’s Heart Cry” esp. those of us who have been through the “Fires of Adversity.”  Mr. Trump, I hereby dedicate this song to you and what you are facing. Know that we love you as God’s people, we love America, and we are praying for you. God has been there for you through it all. Here are the words to this song.