{"id":3807,"date":"2025-03-21T07:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=3807"},"modified":"2025-03-17T00:09:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T00:09:24","slug":"junk-mail-what-is-right-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/junk-mail-what-is-right-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Junk Mail: What is right, Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, March 21<\/strong><\/p>\n

Junk Mail: What is right, Part II<\/strong><\/p>\n

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8<\/strong><\/p>\n

The concept of what is \u201cright\u201d is not defined by the world\u2019s standards but by God\u2019s Word<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In a world where everyone seems to have their own definition of what\u2019s right, we need to constantly check our hearts and minds against God\u2019s truth. The Word of God shows us what is truly right\u2014His justice, His commands, His love, and His righteousness. When we are grounded in His Word, we are less likely to be swayed by the ever-changing standards of the world. Instead, we learn to align our thoughts, actions, and decisions with God\u2019s will.<\/p>\n

So, when you face decisions or confusion about what is right, pause and ask yourself, “What does God\u2019s Word say about this?” Turn to Scripture and let it be your filter. In doing so, you\u2019ll be guarding your heart from the destructive lies that the world often promotes.<\/p>\n

And note standing up for the truth according to God\u2019s Word may require us to go against our fleshly desires or the world\u2019s opinions this is not easy. If you find yourself struggling to uphold God\u2019s truth, I encourage you to remember two important steps:<\/p>\n

Take it to the Lord in prayer. When the struggle feels overwhelming, bring your battles to God. Ask Him for the strength and wisdom to stand firm in His truth. Pray for His guidance and for the courage to do what is right, even when it\u2019s difficult. God promises to give us the strength we need, but we must rely on Him.<\/p>\n

Ask for help! Seek out prayer warriors. It\u2019s easy to feel isolated when you\u2019re standing up for what is right. But you don\u2019t have to fight this battle alone. Find trusted prayer warriors\u2014those who will support you, pray with you, and encourage you in your faith. We are called to bear one another\u2019s burdens, and sometimes we need the strength of others to help us stand firm in our faith.<\/p>\n

With prayer and support, we can rely on God\u2019s supernatural strength to help us stay faithful to His truth. Let\u2019s be committed to filtering out the world\u2019s lies and staying grounded in what is right, according to God\u2019s unchanging Word.<\/p>\n

Prayer for today<\/strong>: Lord, Your Word is the standard for what is right. Help me to filter everything I hear or see through Your righteousness. Show me what is truly right in Your eyes, and give me the strength to follow it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Friday, March 21 Junk Mail: What is right, Part II And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8 The concept of what is \u201cright\u201d is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3807"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3809,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3807\/revisions\/3809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}