Heaviness

My heart is heavy as I write today.  There's so much junk in this world.  Just worn out and saddened by all the hurt around me.  Common is negativity and selfishness.  If you're like me you probably couldn't count the number of people you know that talk about people behind their back.  People who would do anything to have the upper hand.  "Whatever it takes to be successful", is the thinking of the world in which we live.  Most people are ok with the phrase, "step on whoever you have to as long as it gets you where you want to go".  "Friends are a dime a dozen" (easily thrown away and replaced). These "mottos", you could call them, appear to be drilled into us by every form of media out there.  It's all about fame and fortune or in smaller towns it can come down to just being known and not looked down upon.  So why is this such a big problem?  That I'm not sure.  Maybe it's just the true heart of a human poisoned by sin.  Even Christians can fall into this, and sometimes (I've observed) can be worse maybe because we are held to a higher standard.  Even though we are dead to sin we still have a sinful nature.  Our flesh that's constantly fighting against our spirit.  "The angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other" is a childish but pretty accurate description of the war that goes on inside.  Sometimes it makes it really tough to stay focused on God.  Makes a person wonder if there's any good in anything.  But then I'm reminded of the only One who is good. The One who's love never stops.  The One that doesn't gossip about all my mistakes but instead confronts, forgives and forgets them.  The One who doesn't judge me for losing hope, instead picks me back up and encourages me to keep going.  Sometimes our view of the Creator can become blurred and tainted by the people around us.  It can be hard to trust in anything.  That's when we have to ask God to reveal who He really is and exactly how He feels about us, His beloved children.  To remind us of the only Truth we can stand on.  The One who always is, always has been and always will be.  The One who never changes.  Jesus Christ.