Welcome to Day 1424 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomWhat Are You Known For? – Meditation MondayWisdom - the final frontier to true knowledge. Welcome to Wisdom-Trek! Where our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend, I am Guthrie Chamberlain, your captain on our journey to increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. Thank you for joining us today as we explore wisdom on our 2nd millennium of podcasts. This is Day 1424 of our Trek, and it is time for Meditation Monday. Taking time to relax, refocus, and reprioritize our lives is crucial in order to create a living legacy. For you, it may just be time alone for quiet reflection. You may utilize structured meditation practices. In my life, Meditation includes reading and reflecting on God’s Word and in prayer. It is a time to renew my mind, refocus on what is most important, and making sure that I am nurturing my soul, mind, and body. As you come along with me on our trek each Meditation Monday, it is my hope and prayer that you, too, will experience a time for reflection and renewing of your mind.


 Today let us meditate on:


What Are You Known For?I read a story where a Buddhist was asked, “What do Christians do that makes them stand out in a crowd?” The answer was short and straightforward, “They argue.” I know, it sounds unfair, but it’s an honest perspective from an outside observer. And, it’s worth a little discussion.


I do sense an over-abundance of argument in our culture. In this season of heated political debate, and experts from everywhere sharing their views about the pandemic, arguments seem to be everywhere.


The impact of negative ads, half-truth accusations, character assassination, and name-calling is pervasive. The people who jump to conclusions and speak judgment and condemnation get too much media attention, and the aftermath lacks apologies or corrections. The goal is to win the argument, not telling the truth. If you believe the news media, we have become a dismantling culture. We have taken intolerance, adult bullying, and name-calling to a whole new level. Every few minutes, the sound bites and headlines sow divisiveness and discord on every side. You soon realize that every segment is to continue the argument. It’s all about being right or being loud. I no longer watch any of the news services, nor do I invest much time on social media for the same reason.


It isn’t easy to find news or shows that explores values, listens to ideas, accepts differences in opinion, challenges me to think outside the box, and validates people in the process. If your conversations were a newscast or talk show, what would it be like? You can have all the right answers and still be wrong. I’m tired of news segments programmed for argument. I want something more. I need something more.


As a Christ-follower, I want my identity to be based on something different than anger. I want to read books, visit websites, listen to music, and engage in media that leaves me a better person. I’m a Christian, and I want to be known for the way I treat people, the way I listen and learn and dig deep into life. I want to find the good in people I talk with, even if I disagree with them. I want to be like Jesus, who could change the subject and heal the soul.


It’s time for Christians in the USA, and throughout the world, to write a new story, to change the public narrative. It’s time to bury the argumentative identification and raise a new one. It’s time to be known as listeners, as followers, as healers, and peacemakers. It’s time to invade the impossible.We need to tell those skeptics of Christianity “I want to change your perception of Christians. Please, I want to show you something different. Will you let me?”


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