The news is full
of things I cannot control. The best I can do is use the “off” button.
I used to work
with a woman that would get so upset with the news that she had to see a shrink
of some kind. Her health was suffering because of it. She had a difficult time
with me because I held the direct opposite opinion on almost everything. At
times I wished I could turn her off, like I could the TV.
I find that
social media does not help me deal with politics, morality or my faith. I find
myself getting upset at the craziness of this world. It seems to me that common
sense has been tossed out the window and has become road kill. Cruel people
hurt and kill other people. Sexual deviants want special rights. Christians are
having to deal with persecution and intolerance. Natural disasters are reported
every day. Predictions of horrible political fallout from every perspective fill
the airwaves.
I have two things
that encourage me. One I can turn off the device filling my mind with this
stuff and go outside enjoy the sunshine, listen to the birds and relax. The
other is knowing that Jesus is coming back and will set things right.
Meanwhile, like the gardener preparing for a crop, I can care for things in my
life until Jesus comes. The gardener’s main concern is tending to his garden,
my main concern is my relationship with Jesus.
So, I have not
been focusing on the stressors of life, but on Jesus. I just need to keep that
focus and occupy until He comes.
“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming
of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the
earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter
rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord
draweth nigh.” James 5:7-8.
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Kevin T Boekhoff
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