HEAD SPACE

Stephen Freeman, Orthodox priest wrote:

“Our “head space” is under assault day and night by the great forces of modernity – primarily driven by a consumerist world. Nothing in that constant messaging is geared towards nurturing beauty, goodness, or truth (except the forms that can be bought and sold). We do well to limit our exposure, though it is unreasonable to expect ourselves to do more than that. It is not the absence of such messaging that is beneficial. Rather, it is the filling of our minds and hearts with the things that belong to God. Whenever that fails, we simply pick ourselves up and begin again.”

If whatever goes into our head space is ‘not nurturing beauty, goodness or truth’ then it is not filling our hearts and minds with the things of the Father. The nature of our loving Father is those very things. If our head space is filled with something opposite to this it is being filled with ungodly junk from ungodly junk dealers. Maybe a level of maturity is to know the difference. To know the difference is to know the difference.

But by the mercy of the Lord, ‘whenever that fails, we simply pick ourselves up and begin again.’

Psalms 19:7
“The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.”

“For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.” Jesus