Ten Resolutions for Mental Health

Clyde Kilby’s  10 Resolutions for Mental Health and for Staying Alive to God in This World

1. Once a day I will look at the sky and remember that I am on a planet traveling in space with wonderfully mysterious things above and about me.
2. I will suppose the universe is guided by an intelligence.
3. I will not fall into the lie that this day, or any day, is merely another ambiguous and plodding 24 hours, but rather a unique event, filled with wonderful potential.
4. I will prefer reality to abstractions.
5. I will not demean my own uniqueness by envying others. I will mostly forget about myself and do my work.
6. I will open my eyes and ears by at least once a day simply staring at a tree, a flower, a cloud or a person. I will simply be glad that they are what they are.
7. I will often remember back to when I was a child and think about my dreaming eyes of wonder.
8. I will frequently turn to things like a good book and good music.
9. I will enjoy each moment, not always worrying about what the decade before me will demand from me.
10. I will bet my life on the assumption that this world is not idiotic but rather acknowledge that each day strokes are made on the cosmic canvas that in due course I will understand with joy as a stroke made by the architect who calls himself Alpha and Omega.

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“Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise.”

Proverbs 1:2

 Clyde Kilby, who is now with the Lord in heaven, was my teacher in English Literature at Wheaton. He did as much as any other teacher I have had to open my eyes to the ministry of God in the skies. 

       – Pastor John Piper, DesiringGod.org

Author: Pastor Bryan Lowe

Studying God's Word is my joy. I want you to understand that there is nothing greater than a life given to Him. I'm an ordained pastor who lives in Alaska. View all posts by Pastor Bryan Lowe