Here we are, about a month after social distancing began and to be frank, we're all over the map. In equal measures I've heard us saying that we are:
busier than ever (homeschooling kids + working from home!)
have way to much time on our hands (no sports, no activities, no little ones at home)
stressed because everything is harder (lining up for groceries, simple household tasks, disinfecting all the time)
anxious while working in an essential service (thank you, sincerely!)
and everything in between
In truth, all of this happened so fast that no matter what your isolation looks like, it's a lot different than life was a few weeks ago.
But happily, one of the things I hear a lot is that you want to redeem the time, to use it wisely. You want to start doing devotions with your kids and some of the obstacles you've had before have been removed. You want to read and learn more and now Netflix is kind of losing its shine. You want to be physically healthy and being locked down to one location has given you the drive to get up and do something.
For me, now that the initial rush and crazy of this crisis has settled in a strange new normal, I am turning my attention to making sure that this time is not wasted. I'm asking myself how I can build new foundations and habits in my life that I've always known I've wanted and needed.
And yet, it can still be hard to turn these opportunities into something real.
So I'm calling us all to action. No, not to a complicated schedule that you have to follow! (Homeschoolers, you have enough of this going on. Praying blessing on all of you.)
Here's the challenge: Pause today and ask the Lord to show you one thing that you now have the space and time to do like never before. God speaks to us in different ways but if you listen, you'll hear Him. Maybe it will be something you read, something you see online, or an idea that just comes to mind. Lean into that. Write it down and start on it today.
While we can't choose what is happening in the world or in our current circumstances so much of the time, we can choose to allow God to work in us to redeem every season for HIs purposes in and through us. I have my "thing". I'm going to start today. How about you?
Pastor Tracy
“Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”
“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”
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Join us this Sunday at 10am as Pastor Tracy continues our Easter series.