Is Groundhog Day upon us? Because if you have been reading the news and the latest information on Covid with its new variants, another fall like last year with shutdowns and mandates may be upon us. Can your family survive another pandemic season? I also wonder what position our government will assume? A status of no action with the attitude concerning those who get sick and possibly die, get sick and die? Or will they grow a backbone and tell the American people what they must do to stop Covid completely? And if Americans seem not to be able to comply, then mandate it as law? What am I saying…our government and a backbone?
Ok, enough picking on our government. My groundhog does resemble some of our officials.
What are you doing right now to buffer yourself, your family, and humanity from another Covid season? I was vaccinated, and I wear my mask when I go out and make a few trips out as possible. If I can protect someone else by wearing a mask, it is no big deal to me. Of course, washing hands is an OCD area for me. It grosses me out when someone does not wash their hands in the bathroom. Don’t they realize they have “potty germs” on them and then on everything they touch? Yuk! Washing your hands will definitely save humanity!
Next question, how is your mental health? Are you able to function every day, or has all of this beaten you down? If you feel overwhelmed, please seek help. Whether it is a best friend to confide in, a Pastor, or a Therapist, do not let the circumstances take control of your life! Ya’ll know me; I go to the Lord. And some of you would laugh to hear my prayers. They are not formal, flowery, or repetitive religious prayers. I envision myself as a child climbing up on my Father’s lap and then laying my head against His shoulder. Snuggling in, I begin to pray. When it is Jesus and me, I see and know my Father as the lamb as He was slain. The scars on His face and body are ever before me, and I know the price He paid for me. It makes me very much aware of His love for me. And His reassurance that what I am experiencing today is only temporary gives me the strength and hope to move forward in life.
Of course, when I pray for others, it is different. Because that is when I come before Jesus’ throne, I lie prostrate before Him. It is an audience with the King, and He is The King. I give to Jesus my petitions with His words and promises attached. I humble myself as low as I can and pray fervently for those on my prayer list. Also, I thank Him for answered prayer, even if He did not answer it my way.
I will pray for you; email me. All prayer is confidential. Prayer is the greatest gift to give and receive! This world needs prayer! Prayer is…
For some, the journey we call life can be extremely tough, while others breeze right on through. And the second wave of Covid variants may be a struggle for you, your family, and your friends. I have a few suggestions that might help all of us survive and thrive this next year. First, you can set up a “check-in” session by inviting a small group over each week, sitting around a fire, talking, and maybe adding a little prayer. Second, run errands for those who can not or should not go out, have a text chain, spread love, hope, and kindness to as many people as you can during the day. Third, pray for those you see each day and do not know who are homeless and begging for money. And when you begin to feel drained, go somewhere quiet and sit with the Lord. He wants to love on you too!
I know our world has become uncertain and frighteningly violent. Which to those of us who study the bible, it is not a surprise. In the days before Jesus comes to take His church back to heaven, read the book of Revelation, these events will begin to happen. It is how we endure this time that is so important. We can be servants, or we can be served. I want to be the servant! What about you?
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