Sharing some parts of my quiet time for today (Matthew 24; Luke 21; Romans 12:2; Colossians 3:2-10).
Ongoing war in Israel. Families and children being killed left and right.
Earthquake this morning at 8:24am.
A Filipino “drag queen” who used ‘Ama Namin’ in a party (and said ‘Thank you for coming to church’ after the performance) got jailed but is receiving tremendous financial and “moral” support.
I think news can either be alarming or sobering, burdensome or encouraging, depending on how I perceive and receive it.
Matthew 24:8 says “All these are the beginning of birth pains.”
I need to continually sort thru whatever I read, watch or listen to, and file them into little compartments or bin them out.
It can be overwhelming to think about what I’m thinking about. It drains me.
If things were all up to me, I could probably cocoon myself to death.
But as a wife and a mom, I cannot do that.
Giving birth (even with epidural) is painful, messy, beautiful.
The LORD prompts me to pray. He admonishes me that His Word is true. That He is a shield to all who find refuge in Him.
And yes, be transformed by the continual renewing of my mind.
Mental health is possible when the mind is filled not with news but with the truth of God’s Word.
A joyful perspective is possible when I am heavenly-minded.
ancore! 