Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) is a real thing. Not just with a young generation but the middle-aged and the elderly too. Why? Because now we know all the things we’ve been missing. We have the internet and phones to keep us constantly connected. We have more opportunities to “do” than we have ever had. So, we plan to go an “do” whatever we can this weekend or the next or anytime we can. The bad thing about all this connection and opportunities is that it involves people. I don’t know if you know it, but people can be annoying sometimes. I can be annoying sometimes. The mental work you must put in to live and get along with people is becoming too much for most of our societies. People are pulling back and living a life of solitude. But, for the rest of us we keep pushing forward hoping that we will be able to get along with all the “crazies” in the world. If you don’t know any “crazies” it’s probably you. I’m just saying!

 

Where there are people, you will have conflict. The more you engage the higher your chance of have a run in with someone grows. We are getting to the point that we are too tired to forgive the hurt that others have caused us. So, we just run away to our homes and shut out

the world. But as followers of Jesus, He has called us to live higher and stronger than the rest of the world. He has provided us the power to do that through His Holy Spirit, if we will call on Him, and submit to Him.

 

In the last days the scriptures says that Satan will “wear down the Saints.” How does he do that? With daily constant connection and constantly “doing” to the point that we get too tired to forgive. Jesus spoke some powerful words when He said, “if you don’t forgive others the Father won’t forgive you.” Wow!!!! That is a statement that you can’t argue with. Jesus knows that our unforgiveness puts us in prison not the other person.