Verse a Day ~ 3

     The next in the series ~ A Verse a Day ~ is Philippians 4:8.

Finally, brethren,

whatever is true,

whatever is honorable,

whatever is pure,

whatever is lovely,

whatever is of good repute,

if there is any excellence

and if anything worthy of praise,

let your mind dwell on these things.

(NASB)

      Sometimes it seems as if there is so little out there that is true, honorable, pure, lovely, etc.  If one watches the daily news ~ which i don't anymore, listen to the news on the radio ~ i do that sometimes, or catch the headlines on Yahoo! or some online source it would appear that the world is going to hell in a handbasket.  And very quickly, at that!  Wars and rumors of wars (Matthew 24:6), terrorism, shootings of innocent people, and the list can go on and on.  As my mother used to say "man's inhumanity to man".  

     Isn't it to wonderful to know that there is beauty, truth, honor, purity, love and excellence abounding in the world, too?  When i look around at the beauty of God's creation that surrounds me, hear a grandchild laugh,

read wise words from honorable people i am encouraged.  There are beautiful, wonderful things in our world placed there by a loving Heavenly Father.  i think it can be a wise move to turn off the news, don't read the headlines and focus on the loveliness that He has given us.