Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), the national tea party star who is considering a run for president, says that prayer –Â and a resulting “inner assurance” — will be the key factors in her deciding whether to step into the race.
David Brody from the Christian Broadcasting Network asked Bachmann what would determine whether or not she will run.
“I think it will be an inner assurance more than anything, of what I am supposed to do,” said Bachmann
“And thats where prayer comes in?” Brody responded.
“That’s where prayer comes in,” Bachmann responded. “We’re strong people of faith. My husband and I gave our lives to the Lord when we were 16 years of age.”
The first time that Bachmann sought a higher national office, in 2006, when she was a state senator running for an open U.S. House seat, she famously told a mega-church audience that she had communicated with God, receiving through fasting and prayer the command to run:
“And in the midst of that calling, God then called me to run for the United States Congress. And I thought, what in the world would that be for? And my husband said “You need to do this.” And I wasn’t so sure. And we took three days, and we fasted and we prayed. And we said “Lord, is this what you want? Is this Your will?” And after — along about the afternoon of day two — He made that calling sure. And it’s been now 22 months that I’ve been running for United States Congress. Who in their right mind would spend two years to run for a job that lasts for two years? You’d have to be absolutely a fool to do that. You are now looking at a fool for Christ. This is a fool for Christ.”
