"You cannot change what is going on around you until you start changing what's going on within you." -TobyMac
That is a plain, simple, and often overlooked truth. Sometimes, the hardest work begins within.
Look around you and you will always find things that are "complicated" because humans are complicated. We have instincts and we have learned behaviors. We struggle to keep our moral compass set on our True North, when we see shiny things.
A friend was recently biking through Amish country. The children would sit on a fence post and watch the bicycles go by. Cheap entertainment. Right?
The simplicity of the Amish lifestyle is awe inspiring. There is an appeal to it, but I do love creature comforts. I know that no culture is perfect, but there is goodness in the way they live that cannot be ignored.
“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”-Psalm 46:10
We need to pay attention to what goes on within us. It is a great place to start when we seek to change the world around us.
Today, I am grateful for a place to start.
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