These days, bad news doesn’t knock—it barges in, loud and unfiltered. From global conflicts to a struggling economy that you feel every time you price onions at the market, the weight of the world feels heavy. You see it in the rising cost of school uniforms, hear it in the frustrated voice of a driver over fuel prices, and feel it in the silence of a friend who has given up.

But here’s what you must know: You can't control the storm, but you can control what enters your boat.

Don’t Let Everything You See, Sit Inside You

Your mind is not a dustbin. You were not created to absorb every piece of trauma, disaster, and doom you see or hear. If you keep scrolling endlessly through it all, don't be surprised when your soul starts to feel broken.

Yes, be informed. Yes, be aware. But don’t internalize it. Don’t let every crisis become your crisis. The same way you wash your body daily, you must learn to filter your mind.

Sieve what you watch. Sieve who you listen to. Sieve what you replay in your head at night.

Protect Your Inner World

Pause before you scroll. Ask yourself, "Do I need to see this now?" That morning scroll on Facebook, where a robbery video ruins your mood before the day even begins, is an example of what to avoid. Turn down the volume. Regardless of the many voices around you, make sure the loudest one in your head is your own.

• Curate your circle: Surround yourself with people and pages that pour into you.

• Re-anchor daily: Create moments of quietness. Pray, journal, and speak kindly to yourself.

• Feed on light: Read, listen to, and engage with hope-filled content. There is still good in this world.

Do all you can to eliminate fear, because fear is not the strategy.

The Bible says, “Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report… think on these things.” — Philippians 4:8

Your thoughts shape your emotions. Your emotions shape your choices. And your choices shape your life.

Know today that you can be informed without being infected. You can watch the fire without walking into it.

GUARD YOUR GATE: EVERYTHING YOU SEE ISN’T MEANT TO ENTER YOU.

Save your mind. Save your life.

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