There was a time when we could fix the “things” in our life.
Those days are long past.
Click on the video above and consider the comments by Bill Bonner of Bonner Private Research.
From “Enough Rope” on his free newsletter on substack.
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There was a time when we could fix the “things” in our life.
Those days are long past.
Click on the video above and consider the comments by Bill Bonner of Bonner Private Research.
From “Enough Rope” on his free newsletter on substack.
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When the people of Israel turned away from God and began worshipping the "gods" of the people around them, God turned away from them.
They went through severe trials and once again cried out to the true God.
God answered them.
"... you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will save you no more. Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.”
Judges 10:14 (ESV)
Have you rejected the one true God?
Will the "gods" you have chosen rescue you?
My country was fighting a war on the other side of the planet
and they needed soldiers, lots and lots of soldiers.
They looked around and there we were -- the Baby Boomers.
I attend several conferences each year and one of the things I try to do at a conference is to turn off my social media, email, and news.
I do this so I can focus on what is being taught at the conference and also so I can focus on making contacts with … oh, what do they call them? Oh, yeah. People.
It has been a very effective strategy but there was a side benefit I hadn’t considered.
At the end of the conference, I felt better than when I arrived. I was happier. I was enjoying meeting people. And I wasn’t bothered by the latest pronouncements of journalists, politicians, and strange people on social media.
Not hearing all the noise — which is a kind term for it — that I routinely let into my brain at home was sometimes the best part of a conference.
I grant you when I returned home I had to deal with hundreds of emails sitting in my inbox but it was always well worth the price. As for the social media and news, I never missed it at all.
Which brings me to another tip God has given us for how to live life well.
One of the most important things you can do if you wish to live a peaceful life is to choose carefully what you think about.
That’s not hiding your head in the sand and pretending nothing bad is happening in the world around you.
It’s choosing to make intentional, good choices about what you listen to, watch, read, and think about.
The Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in Philippi …
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9 (ESV)
Consider the last week of your life.
I’m serious.
Maybe you should grab a piece of paper and a pencil and write down what you chose to think about this past week.
How much time did you spend thinking about what was true?
How much time did you spend thinking about what was honorable?
How much time did you spend thinking about what was just?
How much time did you spend thinking about what was pure?
How much time did you spend thinking about what was lovely?
How much time did you spend thinking about what was commendable?
How much time did you spend thinking about what was excellent?
How much time did you spend thinking about what was praiseworthy?
And it’s God’s definition of true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent, and praiseworthy — not the world’s definition.
To know God’s definition, you’re going to have to read His Word — the Bible.
And that might be the start for you as you seek to apply this “tip” from God on how to live life well this next week.
Do you want to have a peaceful life even in a world that is crumbling?
Choose what you spend your time thinking about.
Here’s a thought from the Psalmist.
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
Psalm 119:105
I pray that will be true for you this coming week.
“Of the many influences that have shaped the United States into a distinctive nation and people, none may be said to be more fundamental and enduring than the Bible.”
President Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States
Proclamation 5018 -- Year of the Bible, February 3, 1983
Read the entire speech at https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/proclamations-february-3-1983
NOTE: Only a few months later, the American Civil Liberties Union sued the government because of the proclamation.
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