Today, I want to speak directly to the soul that’s feeling disoriented—discouraged—by everything going on in the world right now. Have you felt it too? The weight of the chaos.  The anger, the division, the fear in the news cycle, the confusion about what’s true, the constant pessimism? It feels like shifting ground beneath our feet. RESOURCES: Sherry’s private FB group w/live teachings: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ministrymall Subscribe for free resources, updates, and online Bible Studies: https://www.gospellifelearning.com/p/free-book.html Summer 2025 Cohort - CLOSED - Check back in mid-July for Fall 2025: https://sherryelaine.com/registration Main Site | About Sherry Elaine: https://sherryelaine.com/about Faith & Soul Care Author’s Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sherry-Elaine-Evans/author/B0073HVSD6 But here’s what I want to tell you today: as the world grows more chaotic, that’s not our cue to panic—that’s our signal to come closer to God. This is what I regularly teach – whenever you have any problem – whether it be a personal problem that you have a little control over or one that you have no control over. Or whether it’s a problem in the world that you have no control over.  The key question to choosing the right option for problem solving is this key question:  Is how I am working to handle this or resolve this – is the option I’ve chosen bringing me closer to God?  Or is it taking me further away.  The decisions we make in response to stress and problems in our lives – when we have options – the option that is more likely to bring us closer to God – that is always the best option. That is where our soul will find peace, safety, and comfort that cannot be shaken. Let’s start with a foundational truth from James 1:17. It says: “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” — James 1:17