The Weekend News

“Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” -- Psalm 95:1-2

Laying in bed watching TV this morning it occurred to me how different the weekend news is from the rest of the week. During the week the news is mostly bad. People getting killed or kidnapped, contractors swindling people out of their money, arguing politicians, etc. It's a great place to go when you want to get angry and/or depressed about the state of the world.

Then comes the weekend where the focus shifts more to the positive. This morning they talked about the best college campus food around the country and then went into a video (Rhythm of Love by Plain White T's...great song!) where folks from around the country have sent in clips of themselves, their kids, or their pets with three words written on cardboard. You watch stuff like that and you are reminded that the world belongs to God and how wonderful His creation is.

God is in control which means there is purpose even in the bad stuff, but you and I need to keep our focus on the good stuff...on God! When our hearts are full of praise and thankfulness for God, then we are in a place where we are the tools God uses for His glory. Keep your mind centered on God and always remember that the good in life, those with love and kindness in their hearts far, far outweigh the bad. That concentrated 30 minutes of bad news during the week is just that...concentrated.