As a Christian, should I be worried about America and the direction it's heading?

Here's a link to the article in the picture. It's a good read from Purelifeministeries. And i'll echo Jon's statement, "God knows what he is doing."

Here's some of my thoughts on the issue:

I believe (and think most would agree) that as christians we are called to live for a higher purpose. But what purpose are we actually living for? If we look at our actions, what are we actually doing? Jesus calls us to focus on the everlasting, not the worldly. We're commanded to 1) love God above all else, trust that he is our omnipotent & benevolent creator and 2) to love the people we find ourselves surrounded by.

What i'm saying is, as christians we shouldn't really be worried about the direction this country is headed. Sure it has served our mission, as Christians, well before. But we are not the same America. It's changed. We are no longer a Christian nation. And our fate, as God's people, is not fused to the sinking of this American nation. It's fused to God and his love for us. On top of that, we need to change our frantic perspective to one that recognizes that it is times like these when Christianity starts to shine. All we need to do is look at history.

How was CHRISTianity conceived? The persecution of Jesus. How did it spread in Rome? The persecution of christians. Were the Christians in Rome at that time concerned with the overwhelming sin of that nation? Yes, but did it stop them from sharing the love of Christ? Nope! Did they just give in and assimilate themselves to the system, hoping they could live comfortable lives and at the same time still living as Jesus did? Absolutely not!

So why have we? 

Let the government try and persecute us. Bring it on! It will weed out those who claim Christianity and those who live Christ as their savior. If we stop sinking to this petty, narrow, shallow political argument, where we engage in tearing one another down so that we can attempt to preserve the "greatness of America" and focus on actually living selflessly for our neighbor, that would actually be productive. I just think we've placed American ideology, and the materialistic comfort that it provides us on a pedestal, and we use God and Christianity to justify our fight. Kinda backwards...

We are the Church. We are not America. We may be identified as Americans because of our Geopolitical location. But we are not Americans. We are God's people. Not America's people. Not this
America and what it stands for. But God, and what he lives for; Love.

soooo

Lets stop claiming with our mouths and start proving with our actions. That doesn't mean go sit in church. That means be the church. That doesn't mean go hum the hymns, amen the preacher and call it good. GO. DO. Act on your convictions! Go be someone's friend. Go talk to someone. Go hangout with someone. It's not the healthy that need a doctor, right? It doesn't take a church funded trip to Ghana. All it takes is a walk down the street.

God is in control. Not us. Stop the petty quarreling. It's only causing division. Go smile at someone, and mean it.
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Potential questions this could raise/Potential future posts:

What does this mean for me and my dream of being a Navy SEAL?
Is fighting for this country what I'm called to do?
What role does war play?