Alone, at last!!!

 

Lately, I have been a little disgusted with the news.  It seems that very little of what I would call "good" has been happening.  Somehow, I don't think its going to get any better, with today's memorial of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and tomorrow being a decade since it actually happened.  Combine that with the state of the economy, other nations about to fail financially and the joke of politicians running for election and its enough to make you just want to go somewhere far away from everything and FORGET!!!  Yet, no matter how alone I may be, my thoughts will always be with me, so this passage of Scripture came to mind...

 

 Philippians 4:8-9 (WEB)
8) Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, 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 any praise, think about these things.
9) The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

Back in the 1970's I sold Amway products and one of their primary sayings was "what the mind can conceive and believe in can achieve".  Even though man really isn't the center of the universe, yet there is considerable truth in this saying.  Thinking changes things; we really do become what we think about all day long.  So, why not think of the very best things and become the best person you can be.  The world may not change, but you will and in some way (however small) the world will be affected by you.  I really like what Paul says at the end of verse 9: "...and the God of peace will be with you."  Just that one thought was enough to cheer me up for the WHOLE DAY.  Maybe I will go where there are a lot of people today... who knows, maybe I can cheer someone else up.