This past week has been difficult. We are being bombarded with bad news. Division and strife abounds. Our whole world is sin ravished and sick, not just the United States. For people of the Bible this should not come as a surprise. However, it can be disheartening and overwhelming. Back in the day there were no instant news sources alerting us of breaking news twenty-four hours a day. (Perhaps ignorance was bliss!) There were no social media platforms with people continually voicing their opinions and arguing with one another. Add it all together and no wonder peace is hard to find and confusion seems to reign! Hopelessness, despair, depression and anxiety have become common struggles.
May I suggest that in order to survive, and even thrive in these trying times, it is important to be extremely discerning about the voices you are listening to. Psalm 62:5 says, "My soul, wait only upon God and silently submit to Him; for my hope and expectation are from Him." Let's break this verse down and see if it can help illustrate the point I am trying to make. First of all, our soul is our mind, will and emotions. What we feed our mind affects our emotions and eventually our choices. As the world gets louder and more confusing, it's good, necessary even, to pull away, wait on God, and submit to Him and His voice. (Join me for the rest of this post on Sunday, August 20th, at Woman to Woman Ministries where each Sunday I share a bit of Sunday Soul Food!)
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ReplyDeleteMuch love to you, Julie!
DeleteI 100% agree with this: "May I suggest that in order to survive, and even thrive in these trying times, it is important to be extremely discerning about the voices you are listening to." Thank you for sharing.
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DeleteOh how perfect your post is this morning. Exactly what I needed to read. I was getting swayed into not liking what I was thinking thanks to all the media's disheartening news. Sad news for so many people. Should I jump in, should I stand for something, take a side, anything. As you say, I finally had to take it to God and to know that I can stand on what I've always believed. My voice should only be a voice that God would want to use. Not mine when the hype gets me so upset. I have to back away. God will let me know and my prayer is that he speaks through me and not myself just mouthing off. It is too much. Your words are such a balm and make so much sense to what I've been feeling lately with all the hateful ness that our world is experiencing. Thank you Elizabeth.
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Yes, let me only speak what God wants me to speak. It's really tempting to speak my own thoughts and opinions!
DeleteSo much wisdom from so many Christian women this morning! Amen and Amen!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Julie!
DeleteOh, Elizabeth, your words are filled with a saddening truth yet also rebounding with God's Holy Truth. I am so grateful to be able to find Him in the quiet. He is with us through these times. We just must be still and listen and truly know that He is God. Thank you for encouraging my heart.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. It's a challenge, but so important, to find God in the quiet in there noisy times!
Delete(Not sure, but I may have accidentally submitted a comment before I meant to, Elizabeth.) Amen to this post! I appreciate your Biblical wisdom for discernment in these times. God is giving me peace when I could be living in fear in raising children in such a time as this. I love your writing every time I pop in.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Leslie
God bless you as you raise your little "arrows" that God has blessed you with. Each one has a reason that God had them to be born in this time and generation.
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