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Do not fret because of evildoers, 
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. 
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
Trust in the Lord, 
and do good;
Dwell in the land,
and feed on His faithfulness.
Psalms 37:1-3 NKJV
We can feed on conspiracy theories, 
we can live in fear, 
we be envious of others.
I don't know what was going in David's world at the time he wrote this, but it could have been about 2020. There were people doing evil things and not only getting away with it, but prospering.
And his advice would be the same:
Trust in God 
Dwell with Him
Feed on Him
When we do that consistently it moves our perspective to our Eternal God, to our Just God, to our Saving God, to the Big Story of His love for people.
And it moves my perspective to my heart, and how our Holy God made a way to deal with my sin.
It moves us to Jesus at the centre of the story, the centre of history.
God in person.
Dwell with Him.
Trust in Him
And as we do that, simply do good.
Do good.
Lord, help me to see where I need to trust in you today, and prompt me where to do good.
Thanks
Amen.
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