Reality?

Today there are television programs that portray "reality" in some very unflattering situations. Strangers getting engaged to each other through an elimination process based on "what you can give me" instead of what I will commit to this relationship. People who are horrible at singing, dancing and acting making fools of themselves on national TV just for a few seconds of fame (even if the fame makes them look terrible) and seemingly an endless line of desperate people looking for fulfillment. The world of politics has become so bitter that unless you can come up with catchy sound bites and "gotcha" headlines you can't succeed; that progress seems impossible. The answer to today's problems is found in the same place it always has been, in Jesus Christ. If you are not spending more time in God's presence than under the world's influence you are never going to find hope and peace. I encourage us all to seek the Lord in spite of what is happening around us. Speak life to those you are around and remind them that this is not our home. We can find temporary happiness here on earth but we are never supposed to find our final answers here. King David said it this way in Psalm 19:14 "Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Your sight O Lord my strength and Redeemer." Psalm 16:11 says "In your presence is fullness of joy and at your right hand are pleasures forever." Make sure you stay focused on the only one who can give you hope and confidence to go forward and experience true reality!