Times Like These.

I bet you're staring at a screen again that you've been staring at for hours. Either you're expecting more news or you're looking for something to do. You're probably just frustrated with life right now. Maybe a 100 things aren't going how you planned it. Isn't it crazy that we needed times like this to actually make us sit down? Those enneagram 3s out there forgot what it is like to sit down because they got so invested in their work. It literally took a pandemic for you to sit down. This American culture is focused on working and working. It's about being productive then posting it just so you make sure everyone knows you're not being lazy. This culture is about going until you give out, but don't give out cause the mindset is also, "the world revolves around you." So if you don't keep going then who's going to keep the world going?

Maybe you're not taking deep breaths, but rather panicked breaths of air. One thing this world knows how to do best is fear. Fear is our first response when something goes wrong. We forget how to even breathe normally because maybe if we hold our breath, maybe things will just stop.

We choose fear because it's like that old friend we really never liked, but always went to because they were available.

It's so easy to choose fear right now, but really, what good is it going to do for you?

Maybe you're having a hard time not doing your normal routine of life, but maybe it took something like this to make you realize that you got too comfortable. You got too comfortable with your life that there was no impact happening. You got comfortable in what you knew because it was safe. I mean who knows what would happen if you actually stepped out of your safe box to see there is a whole world out there that is in need. Outside of your office door is a world that needs to know about Jesus.

Maybe you were trying to carry a 100 people's problems on your shoulders and it took this time to make you realize that you're just one person. That you can't do everything. The world doesn't actually revolve around you and it never was meant to. The world will keep going if you just sit down and let go because you're not the one in control. You can't prevent everything from happening.

Maybe you needed this forced down time to show you who you really are and what idols you have in your life. You were letting a busy life cover up all that was going on in the inside. Now is the time to experience healing. You can't keep pushing it down. You can't keep looking for things and people to fill the void inside of you. No human relationship can fix all the holes in your soul. No food, no technology, and career can really fix the need inside of you. It's just a temporary bandaid you're putting on the wound. God is the only one who can heal the deep wounds. Maybe you can finally deal with what's going on the inside. Maybe you can finally heal.

What better time to learn how to love better. What better time to learn how to choose peace over fear. What better time to use it to its fullest advantage. To finally get the rest your worn out body needs. To finally just let go. To give the throne back to God that was meant for Him. To finally allow God to heal you and transform you. This world may never be the same after all of this because we took the time to cling to the One who holds the world.

Get right with God. That way, when your life will go back to a more steady pace you'll have a firm foundation that is holding you up rather than a comfortable routine. Your life could be forever changed just by how you handled times like these.