Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things. Philippians 4:8 

Between the news, social media and all these videos displaying violence and injustice, they have stirred hearts, angered souls, made people react in ways they normally wouldn’t and say hurtful things. It appears that everyone has a voice and no matter how truthful they may feel about a subject, there is an opposing belief that is equally believable. It’s a mess out there and I’m ready to take a mental escape from it all.

Today’s verse was brought to my attention and I wanted to share a thought. As we know from past experiences, everything changes over time and what has our blood pressure up now will be history in time. Another crises will arise (and Lord knows 2020 has not been short on them!), that will scream for our attention and reaction. But there is one thing that never changes and that’s God and His word.

Through an excellent devotion and today’s verse, I was reminded that my focus needs to be on the consistency of God. Nothing changes, its clear and truthful and most of all backed by God’s love and care for His creation…you and me!  I know it might be difficult, but lets slowly back away from social media and the news for a while and spend an equal amount of time in God’s word and pray. The minute you take your mind off the world’s troubles and focus on God, your mind turns from anger to peace, hate to love, justice to forgiveness.

Join me right now in prayer and some time spent in scripture. Let God lead you through His word. Simply ask Him to reveal what you need at the moment and soak it up. Meanwhile, silence that phone and pay no attention to the news and social media. It’s time we declutter our minds and fill it with God’s goodness! God bless!