Where do I begin? It was a cold, dreary day in February just before "Super Tuesday" when God revealed to me that He was going to "make a black man President". This story may seem a little farfetched, but none the less, it is the God's honest truth.
From the beginning of the Presidential Campaign, I was a Hillary fan all the way and I let it be known in no uncertain terms! Nothing or no one was going to change my mind. I was convinced (or so I thought) that she was the right choice for President. Hillary represented everything I was looking for in a President; she was smart, talented, she had experience in national government and she had great ideas on how she was going to move the country forward in terms of the economy, education, health care, and other hot button issues. And in addition to all of this, I just loved the fact that she was a woman. With all of this, what more was there to think about?
I guess I never gave Hillary's opponents a chance; and certainly, I did not give this man called Barak Obama, a second thought. Maybe it was because he was so young, maybe it was because I really did not know a whole lot about him or, maybe it was because I just did not think anyone could beat Hillary... But if the truth be told (and you'd better not tell a soul), the real reason that I was such a Hillary fan, was because Barak was black, and while it would have been nice to elect a black man as President, I really did not think he had a chance of winning.
So as the story goes, one cold and dreary winter day, just before Super Tuesday, I was sitting down stressing over a problem. In my quiet secret place, I was talking to God, telling Him how this problem I was wrestling with was more than I could handle. I was telling Him how He's always answered my prayers, but for this one, I felt he was just not listening. As I began to stand up and walk away, this thought was impressed in my mind "Why are you worried, I'm God and I can do anything". Then I began to take a few more steps, and I heard in my inner spirit as clear as day, "I can do anything, because I'm subject to make a black man President"! At that moment, an incredible sensation came over me and I began to ponder over this thought, "can a black man really be Presdient".
After daydreaming for a moment, for no apparant reason, I turned on the TV and there it was, Senator Ted Kennedy and his family was endorsing Senator Obama. After seeing this, I immediately thought to myself, Wow, maybe it is true, "a black man can be President"! But then very quickly, I was brought back to reality; given the fact that he won the first primary in Iowa, he was still down in the polls. And as for my girl Hillary, after winning New Hampshire, she had staked her claim to the title "the comeback kid"; with her determination and drive, there was no way she was going to lose the election. I wanted so badly to believe that it was possible for Barak to become President, but with all of the fanfare surrounding Hillary, a victory for Barak just seemed like such a long shot.
Then, Super Tuesday came, and you know what happened next. Barak began to gain momentum back by winning several primaries, all in one day! If nothing else did, or could convince me, the thrill of his sweet victories, made a believer out of me. It was at this time I began to see all of the positive attributes he brought to the table and how his message of unity, hope and change was just what the country needed at the time. He was the right man, for the right job and he was on the scene running his campaign on "change, you can believe in", which was the right message! After realizing all of this, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that a new day had come for America. From that time on, I was convinced, that God was indeed going to make a black man Presdient!
As the campaigned progressed, and even when Barak was down in the polls, I went around telling everyone who would listen, don't worry, he is going to win because God said, "He's going to make a black man Presdient!
You know the rest of the story...on November 4, 2008, at approximately 11:00 PM, CNN announced that the country had made history by electing its first black as the 44th President of the United States. Words can not express how I felt upon hearing those words. What I thought was impossible at one time and I never thought I would witness in my lifetime, had finally come to pass. Someone who looked just like me, had become the President of the United States! First, I thanked God, then I cried, I laughed, I danced, I kissed my husband, woke up my grandson to tell him the news... and called all of my five children to make sure that they had gotten the great news. Senator Barak Obama had just been elected as the President of the United States...God made "a black man President"!
And as a footnote, that problem that I had back in February, it worked itself out. I can't even remember what it was... I guess God answered my prayer afterall...my faith has been renewed...God can do anything; I know this, because He made a black man President!