I was talking to a friend of mine who is a psychologist about the need for resilience, mental toughness, emotional attentiveness, and spiritual focus as we live in a world that seems to be separating at the seams.
Mentality and morality are not only decaying but also dissolving in every quadrant of society. The streets of South Chicago and its routine killings, the church in Minneapolis and the slaughter of innocent kids, the antisemitic rhetoric from Harvard and Yale from America’s educational elites, not to mention the international insanity -- so I won’t mention it.
This reality is nothing new. The apostle Paul, in Romans chapter eight, explains that the whole of creation is mourning and groaning as it waits to be liberated by the sons of God. We await a day of glory, a new day of a new world order when our Savior rules and sin is removed. (Read about it in Revelation 21-22 and 2 Peter 3:7-13)
However, until then, we need resilience, courage, and focused attention. The word of the Lord is our focus:
Romans 12:2 - and do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind... Romans 13:13-14 - Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh... Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things
Where are you focusing your attention?
Serving Him with you Until He comes for us. Fred | 
