14 June 2019

Trending Now ~ Closing Thoughts


Greetings Dear Reader,

There are so many things that clamor for our attention.  The engine of the world is run on getting and spending.  We are asked to invest in what trending but then it is out of fashion before we have a chance to enjoy it.  We are driven to be in the know and to fit in the trends that are popular today.

We have to choose what is going to get our time, attention, and resources.  We increasingly seem to invest in things fleeting in popularity and value.  The entire day is filled with choices about where our time and attention will go.  The choices are ours but they get weighted by our desire to be part of whatever trend is attractive to us or embraced by our tribe.

The filter for me becomes more simplified daily.  If I cannot see Christ in the moment of attention, investment, or participation then I do not want to give it my time.  This does not mean that everything is focused on the church or doing things that are religious.  It is determining that I will seek Christ in every moment for every purpose.  It is hard to see him ranting about politics or social issues instead of lovingly assisting.

We are supposed to communicate the love of Christ in all that we do and we are supposed to seek him in every experience.  If we do that then trends wash around us like the changing tides they are.  We see things for their true value instead of being towed under by the receding worth of the latest social distraction.

I am certain that things will shine and get my attention.  I am particularly sure that some things will distract me.  I must shorten the time between seeing something shiny and realizing that it is just clever packaging and sly marketing.  I must avoid the trends and invest constantly in the things that last.

Love, kindness, mercy, grace, and peace are all things that we can invest in with confidence Dear Reader.  Even when no one admits it, they are always trending where it matters.  Shall we hashtag them all?

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”
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