Stunningly beautiful day.

Morning mist.

Elmo Leads Division Of Panzers Across Polish Border - Babylon Bee

“Elmo says move forward! Ha ha ha! Elmo is expanding his territory!” the small, furry, red Muppet was heard shouting from the top hatch of his Panzer tank.

Mission accomplished.

When my alarm goes off, it’s time to walk. No matter what I do, I make a choice. Do I choose to make progress or to watch the pitch pass me by? When I’m sitting down with coffee, it’s time to pray. No matter what I do, I make a choice. Do I choose to intimately connect with who I am or waste 15 minutes of my day on YouTube? Again and again throughout my day, I’m offered these choices.

I know that when I put in work, when I take action, I gain the result. When I walk every day and eat well, I feel better. When I pray throughout the day, I have more stamina and virtue. So why is it so easy for me to walk away from these good things?

Michael Hyatt calls it the “resistance.” A psychological force that opposes our good and bold actions. It’s the internal dialogue that tries to keep us totally sedate in life. Fear, self doubt, and uncertainty cause the resistance to paralyze us. Paradoxically, while trying to keep us “safe,” the resistance is really holding us back from greatness.

We don’t have to live every day perfectly. But when it’s time to put in the good work and your psychology resists, step up and overcome.

Let freedom ring.

Happy Birthday, America!

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A moment of peace.

Act on this word. If all you do is listen to it, you are deceiving yourselves. There is, on the other hand, the man who peers into freedom’s ideal law and abides by it. He is no forgetful listener, but one who carries out the law in practice. Blest will this man be in whatever he does.

• James 1:22,25

Thomas Massie Unveils Small, Ugly Budget Bill With A Great Personality - Babylon Bee

Sure, the President’s bill is getting all the attention from all the guys in Congress, but sometimes it’s better to look deeper than just what’s on the outside.

The Lord’s voice flashes flames of fire. The Lord’s voice shaking the wilderness, the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh; the Lord’s voice rending the oak tree and stripping the forest bare.

- Psalm 29

When you’re on a deadline and the kids decide to pitch in.

Trump Bombed Iran. Here’s How 12 Media Outlets Covered The Story - Babylon Bee

The Babylon Bee — Iranian Nuclear Facility Escapes Bombing By Identifying As Mar A Lago (That’s Right We Just Have The One Joke)

Trump Meets the Moment on Iran - WSJ Opinion

Mr. Trump gave Iran every chance to resolve this peacefully. The regime flouted his 60-day deadline to make a deal. Then Israel attacked, destroying much of the nuclear program and achieving air supremacy, and still the President gave Iran another chance to come to terms. The regime wouldn’t even abandon domestic uranium enrichment. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wanted a bomb more than peace.

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Much of the press has fixated on the idea that Mr. Trump has now joined or even started a conflict. But Iran has been waging regional and terrorist war for decades. It’s as likely that he has helped end it. Leaving Iran with a hardened nuclear enrichment facility after an Israeli military campaign would have been a recipe for maximum danger, all but asking Iran to sprint to a bomb.

What Are The Deeply Buried Sins In Your Heart You Need Jesus To Drop A Bunker Buster On? - Op-Ed By Chet Skatington - Babylon Bee

When you see that B-2 stealth bomber flying over Tehran, I want you to think - what if Jesus was piloting that?

Trump Organization Launches Trump Mobile Cell Phone Service - The Onion

“Sorry, I’m locked in a two-year cell contract with Kim Jong-Un.”

I see now that Jesus first strengthens my soul and makes it capable of abiding with Him, for otherwise I would not be able to bear what I experience at such a moment.

St. Faustina, Notebook II, Entry 566

You saw my condition Had a plan from the start Your Son for redemption The price for my heart I don’t have a context For that kind of love I don’t understand I can’t comprehend All I know is I need You

Matt Maher

Israel Takes Control of Iran’s Skies—a Feat That Still Eludes Russia in Ukraine - WSJ

“Basically, what Israel did with Iran is what Russia wanted to do with Ukraine: They thought they could pull off some cloak-and-dagger thing, and infiltrate and decapitate the Ukrainian regime,” said Michael Horowitz, an Israeli geopolitical analyst. “But it turned out that the Ukrainian society has a resilience and cannot be so easily penetrated—whereas when it comes to Iran, the regime is so unpopular that it’s easy to find people there who will agree to work with Israel.”

Do You Have Experience In Nuclear Engineering? Check Out These Exciting New Job Openings In Iran - Babylon Bee

Suddenly and without warning, multiple exciting positions in the field of nuclear energy research became available, creating opportunities for experienced engineers to step in and start working immediately.

The Phantom Tollbooth

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Israelites Protest Prophet Samuel With ‘Yes Kings’ Rally - Babylon Bee

“We don’t want to live in freedom!” said one marching Benjamite. “We keep looking at all the other nations around us and the way they have a person bossing them around and living in opulent luxury while everyone else toils endlessly to funnel wealth to the royal family, and we wish that could be us. We don’t want liberty, give us oppression!”