What on earth is happening in our world today???

If these aren’t the craziest, surreal, unbelievable, never before in my lifetime, circumstances then I don’t know what to tell you!

Never before in this century has there been an experience that encompasses the world that does not involve a war.

Except it almost feels like a war, doesn’t it? The difference from the other World Wars we have lived through is that we are all on the same side facing the same enemy!

Hard to wrap my brain around it all.

I live in the state of Michigan and we “shut down” yesterday: stay home,stay safe is our mantra.

I also “shut down” yesterday.

The reality of the impact COVID-19 is having and going to have on our world as we know it settled on me.

It was a heaviness on my heart and in my spirit that I found difficult to bear.

Have you felt that weight before?

Have you felt the heaviness of grief on shoulders it felt difficult to stand?

Have you almost buckled from the pressure of others pain?

That was where I was yesterday.

I have a confession to make:

I

Am

Not

Superwoman.

I cried myself to sleep at noon.

There. I said it.

Guess what?

Being real helped.

Feeling my feelings instead of suppressing them helped.

I woke up with some tension gone from my shoulders and was ready to get back at it.

Today, I found some advice in answer to the question many of us are asking right now:

What am I to do???

What am I supposed to do?

What can I do?

What should I do?

I turned to the Word of God to find some counsel and this is what I found…

Ready?

1)rejoice always

2)be unceasing and persistent in prayer

3)be thankful in every situation

4)do not ignore the guidance of the Holy Spirit

5)do not reject words of instruction

6) hold firmly onto that which is good

You guessed right if you thought I was reading from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-21!!

If you are wondering what to do to get through these difficult days of isolation, a good start would be to follow those 6 steps!

What can you rejoice in?

How about that God is always with us!

What can you pray about without stopping?

How about saying “help me Lord”,I need You God”, “be with Me Father”!

What can you be thankful for?

How about the power of technology that keeps us connected to people in ways previous generations never would have been able!!!

How can you hear and then obey the Holy Spirit?

How about that instinct, that gut feeling, or that sudden thought about someone? Act on it! Do something and trust that it is from the prompting of the Holy Spirit.

How can you follow words of instruction?

How about stay home, stay safe!

How can you hold onto what is good?

How about share the goodness of God with your neighbor! Write down what is good in your life! Facebook good things! Watch good things on TV!

It’s not a fix but it’s a start!

We are in this together folks and I’m thankful for the company!