8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not even see Him now, you believe and trust in Him and you greatly rejoice and delight with inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 receiving as the result [the outcome, the consummation] of your faith, the salvation of your souls. source 1 Peter 1 AMP
Yes. Not perfectly yet. But I am delighted to report I am learning! 
As we prepare to enter the New Year, there may be some things we will need to leave behind — The Word of our GOD is not one of those things. As we see the times unfolding stepping up our love for and obedience to Thus Saith The LORD will only serve us well!
14 If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you.
19 So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God*, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you. source
*That is our suffering is not because of sin we have committed, but rather because we ARE being obedient to Him, then* . . . emphasis mine
Have you ever worried over what another thinks of you? Me too!
I think I’ve heard it before, but I heard it again with freshness this morning!
“What another thinks of you is none of your business – but it is GOD’s – what they think and you think. So stop messing around in His business and mind your own mind with His.”
Philippians 4: (CSB) 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. source
1 Peter 1: (NASB) 13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. source
And You Version was messing with me too with this from Carol McLeod: “Every single one of us has spoken words “under the influence” of warped feelings and slurred thinking. And we soon wish we had the magical power to take those words back. It’s our thoughts and emotions that determine what words come out of our mouths.”
So at the prompting of the devotional, I have this mission: What Bible verse can I use to help me declutter my mind and keep it in sync with the mind of The Father?”
What verses do you go to when your mind rebels?
