What are you thinking ?
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8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
1) one of the hardest things to do in this on slot of information is to keep your mind in the right place.
1) one of the hardest things to do in this on slot of information is to keep your mind in the right place.
when 9/11 happened I was in my office before cell phones where what they are today. I went home from the office and stayed glued to the TV. i’d never seen anything like this before. the talking heads compared it to Perl Harbor.
this pandemic is the being compared to the Spanish flue in the early 1900’s.
I have a couple of news apps on my phone so I dont miss important news.
I am concerned for my health
I am concerned for the health of my family/ loved ones.
I am concerned with the safety of this Church.
this state.
this contry
the families effected.
2) The Temptation to worry and fret is enormous right now.
2) The Temptation to worry and fret is enormous right now.
25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
there are a lot of people who are worried about where their next meal is coming.
I know that people are worried about how to pay bills.
many people are truly afraid of how they are going to live.
GOD IS GOT A PLAN
3. I have to control what my stays on in this time.
3. I have to control what my stays on in this time.
whatever things are true
whatever things are true
whatever things are noble
whatever things are noble
whatever things are Just
whatever things are Just
whatever things are pure
whatever things are pure
whatever things are lovely
whatever things are lovely
whatever things are of Good Report
whatever things are of Good Report
if there be any virtue
if there be any virtue
if there is anything Praise worthy Meditate on these things
if there is anything Praise worthy Meditate on these things