Week 474
Positive Post Sunday, March 29, 2026…. Week 474. Since I retired, I’ve rediscovered my love for reading. Over the past eight months, I’ve read several faith-based books, each one becoming part of my spiritual foundation. It’s been a gift to slow down, turn real pages again (or tap through my Kindle) letting God speak to me through the wisdom of others.
One of the books that really speaks to me, Dare to Be True by Madison Prewett Troutt, offers a powerful reminder that every day we choose whether we will be a thermometer or a thermostat. A thermometer simply reflects the temperature around it, rising and falling with the moods, pressures, and negativity of the environment. But a thermostat sets the temperature. It brings steadiness, conviction, and peace into the room, no matter what chaos surrounds it.
As followers of Christ, we are called to be thermostats. We don’t mirror the world’s anger, fear, or division; we carry the presence of the One who calms storms. When we walk into a room, the atmosphere should shift, not because of our strength, but because of the Spirit within us. Truth, courage, and love are not reactions; they are settings we choose intentionally.
May we resist the pull to simply reflect what’s around us, and instead, have the courage to set the temperature with grace, truth, and unwavering faith, becoming instruments God uses to warm cold hearts and steady anxious souls.
How do you act like a thermostat rather than a thermometer?
How do you keep your heart anchored in Christ while the culture pulls in every direction?