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Don’t
worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God,
which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Jesus
Christ. Philippians 4:6,7
I can’t
count the number of times this verse has come to my mind when I am upset or
worried. I say it to myself and immediately feel relief. God leaves nothing out
of this verse. We are to worry about nothing.
I was
listening to a podcast where the woman quoted this verse and then asked, “How
do we do this? She says the remedy to worry, after giving it to God, is in the
next two verses:
“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.” Verses 8,9
I know that
when I listen to Christian podcasts or music that this is hearing and thinking
on good things. I am so happy to hear of the good things God’s people are doing
in the world. It encourages me. And songs of praise lift me up to the skies
where God abides. These things bring me joy.
But we don't have to bury our heads in the sand about bad things that are going on. we all
know, reading the news is discouraging. Yesterday, I read there will be supply
shortages due to the cargo ship blocking all traffic in the Suez Canal. The
article said that toilet paper (Lol) might become scarce, along with other goods.
I live in Canada and all our toilet paper is made in China.
I no longer
get mad about politics. There is nothing I can do about that and the craziness
that is going on. But I still get mad when I read how all our supplies come
from China or some other country. Global Trade and the Global Economy has
ruined the lives of millions of people, at least that is my opinion.
I live in an
area that is chock full of apple orchards. We have an apple juice factory here.
But when I buy apples at the grocery store, I see a tag saying, “Washington
Apples.” I live just over the border from Washington State. So, we buy their
apples and they buy ours.
How is that
good for the people of our country? I have to pay $1.84 per apple. Why?
Transportation costs, I would guess. Why do we do this little dance? I have no
idea except to say that everything is about making more money for companies.
They say, “We
can’t take in refugees. There are no jobs. Well, why are there no jobs? Global
Trade. If we had lots of factories we could take in thousands of refugees. The
poor here, who can’t find a job because of lack of education, could work in a
factory.
We have all
been screwed by the rich and powerful and this is something that has happened since
the beginning of time. Read the Old Testament. God speaks of it often.
Yep, this is
a subject that infuriates me and I need to pray about that because anger is an
ok emotion if you can remedy a situation, but if there is nothing you can do,
you might as well let it go. I did write the government about it and that is my
part. I could protest about it in the streets, but I’m old and sick.
So yes, I need
to lay all this aside, all the bad news, all the hatred, all the racism, all
the politics and lay it all before God and do what I can do, and what I do is write. Write about God’s love and write about Man’s hate and greed and hope
it makes a difference.
