We the People of Johnson Co MO šš¦ Sunday, July 31, 2022 Are you looking at the problem - or the Solution?
Okay, true confession time here. It IS Sunday, after all. There are times I get so engrossed in the trash (read: evil) around me, that itās all I see. I start wondering if there really is a way out of the mess our government has forced on us. I get angry about what is happening to our kids in terms of CRT, parents hauling children to drag queen shows, etc, and realize what goes into those young minds may come out when theyāre adults in a really screwed up way. Then I try and try to come up with what is MY job in changing all this, because after all, if I donāt DO SOMETHING, then Iām part of the problem!!!!
Hahahahaha! I do have a part to play in this. WE ALL DO. But I read something interesting just now. Hereās the reality of the human mind: We serve our thoughts. Ruh roh.
So. How Iām gonna get thoughts I WANT to serve instead of thoughts I want to GO AWAY? How Iām gonna get OUT of problems that seem to grow every day I read the news? (Hmā¦read the news. Is that a clue?) How Iām gonna get thoughts that lift my heart instead of depressing the bejeezus out of me?? WHERE ARE THE GOOD THOUGHTS, for Peteās sake?!?!?!?
Oh. The Bibleā¦? (Who said that?) The mind of Christ? (Oh. I forgot. I was too busy reading the news. But it was the good news, you knowā¦it was the news NOT from mainstream media! Iāve been reading news from alternative sources that talk about what really is going on, not just telling me lies and trying to make me believe them.)
Hm. Good news. Okay, I get it. Like, the Bible? Thatās twice in two paragraphs. Lemme take a look.
Isa 55: 2-3 - āWhy spend money on what is not bread, & your labor on what does not satisfy? (ā¦and thought processes on things that oppress meā¦?) Listen, listen (Okay! Iām listening.) to Me, and eat what is good, & YOUR SOUL WILL DELIGHT IN THE RICHEST OF FARE.
(3) Give ear & come to Me; Hear Me that your soul may live.ā (ā¦my soul may liveā¦I like that a lot.)
I get it. (Scuse me a minute while I get a tissueā¦). Umā¦so when Iām reading good news, Iām still listening to oppressive thoughts. Is that what Youāre saying? But God, how will I know whatās going on in the world so I can combat the evil I see unless I read the news?????
Prov 3:5-8 - āTrust in the Lord with ALL your heart and lean not unto your OWN UNDERSTANDING; (umā¦so read YOUR Word FIRST, so I hear the ānewsā from YOUR perspective?)
(6) In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. (So like, Youāll lead me straight to parts of the ānewsā you want me to pray aboutā¦and take action about? Youāll keep me from wandering through the ānewsā that simply depresses me?)
(7) Do not be wise IN YOUR OWN EYES; fear the Lord and shun evil. (But God, Iām pretty smart. Really. Iām fairly mature, and wise. Really. Huh? ā¦not as smart & wise as You? Oh. Right. Okay, I get it. Yeah.)
(8) This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.ā (For real? Health to my body and nourishment to my bones? REALLY? Trusting in YOU makes me healthy? You mean like real health? Healing? Or just happiness? - Right, you said, āhealth to your body and nourishment to your bonesā ā¦not just happiness. Donāt make your Word small when I read it? Know itās ACTUAL? Um, right. I hear you. I do. Really.)
Help me keep hearing You. The Truth. The actual Reality. Not reality from my āown wisdom.ā SO MUCH TO LEARN from You, God. SO MUCH! You know, I really, REALLY love you, God. Thank You. Thank You SO MUCH. SO, SOOOO MUCH. Thank You. Amen. Awoman. Hahaā¦just a little joke there. š Love you to infinity.