I had a bad dream last night. I dreamt I woke up, checked the Drudge Report on my phone, and Clinton had won the election. After I read the news, I somehow ended up on my hands and knees, beating the ground with my fists. I was screaming, “Why? Why?” I was confused but even more, I felt a tremendous amount of anger. Then something delightful happened, my alarm went off. My eyes shot open and I realized I hadn’t checked my phone yet. I had not seen the news yet, so Trump could possibly be the winner. I reached over for my phone, still plugged into the wall. I had a few notifications from the night before but I refused to look at anything until I knew the results. Quickly, I typed in the web address for the Drudge Report and there it was! I saw four large pictures of Mr. Trump. I saw the bold headline, “Let the People Rule!” My heart leapt. It was as if I woke up to a joyful Christmas morning. I don’t know when the shock will wear off.

At the beginning of Trump’s campaign, I hesitated to become a supporter. I appreciated that he was an outsider to the political realm. Due to my love of studying economics, I understood his perspective as a successful businessman. I began to agree with him when I learned about supply-side economics and the policies of Reagan. I did not let the bias media persuade me to think that Mr. Trump was a bigot. In the past, Mr. Trump has made nasty comments and his boisterous speeches were unorthodox, coming from someone running for president. However, I evaluated Mr. Trump with the big picture in mind. Our country’s future, of whether or not we will be the greatest country on earth, was at stake. The national debt has skyrocketed, the Supreme Court needs to be filled, and don’t you know there is a war going on? After eight years of Obama’s democratic regime, I feel extremely excited to see the changes our country will experience.

I try not to think about the anger I would feel if Clinton had been elected. Having multiple family members serving in the military, in no way would we be pleased with Hillary Clinton as our commander in chief. Knowing how she betrayed our country with having classified material on her private email server and knowing that she is responsible for the deaths of the four Americans serving at the embassy in Benghazi, I could never support Hillary Clinton. As a Christian, I could never support someone who believes abortion is a woman’s right. I could never support a woman who would willingly kill her own baby.

Fortunately, my dream was only a dream. I woke up this morning to good news. God willing, Mr. Trump will be a great president. Instead of praising Mr. Trump and his successful campaign, I want to praise God. Throughout this election, churches have been stressing the importance of praying that God will save our nation. Pastor Franklin Graham even traveled throughout the country on his Decision America Tour compelling Christians to vote. I will admit, I felt hopeless at times throughout the election. I thought America was doomed to the destruction of Hillary Clinton. However, last night before the last poll closed, I said my final prayer. I woke up to hear of Trump’s victory and the end of the election, however, the divisiveness our country experienced during the past year still continues. We still must go to work, study for the next test and continue on with our lives. I believe the hostile environments created by politics will soon fade because change is in the air.