Hey, Pastor John!
Last night, when I sat down before bed to catch up on emails, I read your blog* and all the responses, and they felt wonderful! It was perfect timing, it seems. It seems Jesus is saying, “Come on, let’s round it up and reel it in.” 🙂 Swirling everyone up together since people were having similar thoughts and needs lately. He’s so perfect! I had just finished reading them, and I checked a fb message real quick, and when I opened fb, there was a post from an acquaintance complaining about the gas prices, and she had put a sticker on the pump that said, “Biden’s America stinks.” I was so thankful that we don’t have to be there! Lots of “friends” post things about gas prices lately, or complain, or make fun of some sort of thing going on in the government. It’s just everywhere. What are we spending our time thinking about?
I’ve thought about it before. Kids watch princesses and superheroes, and they reenact it and live that. People watch horror movies or read suspense novels, and they think about the bad there could be on every corner. People watch the news and videos about everyone else’s opinion, and they start believing it and seeing that “corruption” everywhere. Of course you will! That’s what you’re thinking about! 🙂 When you read Solomon’s Wisdom, you see the good in people. When you read the Pearls sent out, you have a good thought that might correct your thinking for the day. When you read the Suffering and the Saints book, you look for God in everything that goes on in your life! So, when you’re ready for conversation, even quiet time, that’s what your mind is thinking about. I feel sorry for those who can’t see God in things, and would rather spend their time complaining and seeing only bad. What a waste of time!
Steven called me (to tell me about that wreck this morning) after I talked to you about all this, so I took it out on him, too! 😀 I had just started singing again, “Look up, God’s got a blessing on the Way.” I told Steven that when people have their minds on everything else, and aren’t looking up and waiting for a blessing, that God could possibly have for them, they will miss it. Look up! I pray we all do that so that we don’t miss our blessings. They are so much better than what this life has 🙂 Thank you again for this message reminder!
Leah
*See post March 6, “One Human Condition”, by Pastor John Clark, Sr.)