Ostrich Syndrome

Right now I am deliberately ignoring our world, our politics and all the chatter about the problems we are all facing. Economy-Nope, don't want to think about that. Jobs-Nope, we don't have any right now, don't want to think about that. War-Definitely don't want to think about that. It's either from information over-kill or pure frustration, I don't know which, but I am going into the throes of "Ostrich Syndrome".

My attitude today reminds me of Sergeant Schultz on "Hogan's Heroes" who vehemently states that he "...sees nothing!" He is choosing to ignore what he cannot do anything about. We laugh when he says this, but what can we do, really, about all that is beyond our control?

To be true to my LORD Jesus, I must say that rather than completely surrender to the "head in the sand" approach, I am actively revisiting a concept I thought I learned long ago. I was sure it was a well established thinking pattern. It is called relinquishment. Some people refer to it as surrender or trusting in the LORD. Man! here I go again having to admit to falling short in the trust category.

Surely you understand that we are just getting too much negative stuff thrown at us lately, wherever we turn. God understands as no one else does. This fact, about God understanding us, is stated so clearly in scripture. Biblical characters wrestled with monumental problems like being thrown into a lion's den or being pursued by an army of Egyptians with the nowhere to go but into the sea. They had to deal with mental and spiritual anguish as the book of Psalms clearly expresses. Where would we be without our totally trustworthy God?

Well, I am off to check on the laundry and think more about relinquishing all my anxieties and foreboding thoughts to God so He can make room for that blessed peace He loves to give us. How about you? Doma