Keeping Sane in an Insane World

I just saw this sign on the side of the road yesterday and it dawned on me what it was saying. Stay Sane Inside Insanity. With all that is going on in this world today and in our minds it is hard to stay focused and sane. All the bad news that is reported these days and all the bad things that we ourselves are seeing day to day is e0heads every single moment is enough to drive us insane.

We have the choice to let all this  get to us and constantly dwell on these bad happenings and bad thoughts or we can choose to keep our focus on God and constantly stay in prayer and keep looking up to God for our guidance.

God tells us in His Word in Phillipians 4:8,  “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” All the things mentioned here are good things not bad. Let’s look at some other verses.

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”

John 15:5

“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!...”

 Psalm 136:1

“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

 I John 4:8

In conclusion of these four verses mentioned above, we are to think on good things; God is to abide in us; God is good; and God is love.  All four of these things mention nothing about bad but right the opposite.  If we are thinking on all these good things; constantly remembering that God is good then we will have no room for the bad thoughts and bad happenings to drag us down.

 God can abide in us and constantly growing stronger inside us when we study His Word, pray, and meditate on His Word.  Also as we think on His goodness and the good things of this world the bad thoughts and happenings tend to take a backseat in our lives.  We have the strength to push those negative and bad thoughts out of our minds and to rid our hearts of those bad feelings because we know where to find the goodness and love that needs to be shared in this world today.

We just cannot overlook all the bad things happening in this world today by ignoring them but we can pray and ask God if there is some way we can help change this world.  We cannot change this world all by ourselves but we can be a part of the change. This world can be changed for the better one person at a time.

I have mentioned before the “domino effect”. You can smile at a person and that tends to cheer up their day and they will smile at another person and it will continue to pass on through the day to those each one meets. You can see someone needing an extra hand, whether it is a mom with children and her arms full or an elderly that needs a door opened for them.  You can offer your assistance in so many little ways.  It doesn’t take big steps to start changing the world it only takes small steps and one step at a time.

There are so many things that we can do to encourage or help someone if only we will keep our eyes, ears and hearts open to see those opportunities. Yes, there is much insanity in this world today, so many bad and unbelievable things going on in this world but we can turn it around.  Do not concentrate on the bad things but counteract those bad things with complimenting the good, noticing the good, finding the good in everyone.  Everyone has something good you can find in them, you just may have to look harder in some than others.

One small step at a time and one day at a time let’s try to change this world for the better by committing to do one good deed for someone every day; to pass a smile on to a person every day; to find something good in every person we meet.  I can hear you now saying that one is almost impossible to do. No, it is not impossible, but it may be difficult.  There is good inside everyone because God created all of us. Yes, many have and are making the wrong choices but they are still God’s creations and God still loves them.

We have to find good in this world and magnify it and give God all the honor and praise for the good and love that we do see shared in this world today in order to keep sanity.  This will take a total turnabout for many of us or insanity because we have dwelled and only saw the bad in this world and now we are going to look only for the good and we are going to talk about the good; share the good; share the love; and live out God’s purpose for our lives which is to encourage one another and to bring God all honor and glory.