Rom. 12:2
“And be not conformed to this
world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may
prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
Summer is in full swing and as such my body is drained due
to the heat and exhaustion that each day brings. As you might have guessed this
is not an upbeat season for me and I try to stay away from the social media
scene so as not to bring my negative vibes into the corral of hatemongers, the
wannabe activists who are hung up on memes and the ‘I’m right-listen-to-me’
opinions.
Why do people assume that because they have an opinion on
something they need to rally to get other people to stand firm and walk WITH
them into the social media spotlight getting them nowhere really but caged up
in their own heads.
I have all but abandoned my own wall seeking instead to just
lay low and stick with the prayer warriors of the social scene. I’m down to
five people on my newsfeed and they post so rarely, I’m left with prayer and a
friend who rises EVERY morning with a positive word from the Lord. “This is the
day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it,” she begins, and then
goes on to tell a story of her positive outlook that really helps me start my day in
His Light!
Whenever I start to feel down, God always brings a new
friend, a new light into the equation of my day and as such all the negativity
dwellers fade to black. I’m trying to make the most of this pain-filled summer
and believe it or not negative vibes add to the pain. I’m pained to see dear
ones sink to a level I’ve never really understood or grasped.
I have to individually seek out friends to see how they’re
doing and what they’re up to and more times than not I’m disappointed in seeing
they’re the same-old-same old spewers of propaganda that they always were. Why
do I even bother?!?
I have to look at character. I’ve noticed that some people
ARE a character instead of harnessing what makes character work. I work on
myself daily when I’m in the comfort of the morning dew, nestling my coffee in
my hand and reflecting with the sunrise on all the positive things that I have
to be thankful for. I then find myself knee-deep in prayer to start my day.
I try really hard to see the good in people but it is kind
of hard as they walk around in sheeps clothing deceiving, misleading or just
plain filled with so much hate standing behind the word of God, then leading
people into hating what THEY themselves hate. From everything I’ve learned in
life, I realize that what these people really hate is something churning inside
of them, they really hate themselves so much that they want others to hate with
them so they can feel somewhat good about themselves?
You know what I hate about myself? My over optimistic ways!
The conformist, I mean realist are turning me away from everything I hold
positive in my life. They don’t give me hope, they don’t shed Light, they DRAIN
all of my optimism and make me want to barf in their faces. Yeah, that’s a
picture for ya!
As I climb back in my bubble, as I place my rose colored
glasses on and as I cling to optimism which for me is MY Light in a darkened
hate-filled world, I will steer clear of the venom that tries to seep into my
veins. Some people like bedding with snakes, I prefer to have a pillow of
Christ to lean my head on and that is who I am; always will be.
Maybe it isn’t the Dog Days of Summer that weigh me down,
maybe it’s just the dogs/wolves.
Luke 10:3 “Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as
lambs among wolves.”
