Hello Family,
Blessings, love, and peace to you and your family.
Blessings, love, and peace to you and your family.
I'm organized, are you?
During the week I have a daily schedule that I follow. On the weekend it's a lot more relaxed and not so regimented. My Schedule during the week, from waking up until bedtime: *Stretch *Drink my water *Pray *Sing *Read-"Jesus Calling" devotional by Sarah Young *Read-"Stir Your Soul" (the book that I wrote) *Write in my journal things that I'm thankful for that happened the day before *Bible Study *Write a poem or inspirational piece *Work on my Blog *Check Email, Facebook, Instagram, Messenger *Eat breakfast *Get some exercise, walk with my husband, Fred *Lunch *Cook dinner every other day *Clean the kitchen *Time with Fred *Shower *House chores *Special projects *TV at certain times of the day *Other miscellaneous things *Snack *Bed *Repeat There you have it ladies and gentlemen. That's what my day looks like, normally. Now, what if God had something different on His mind for me to do on any given day. Do I exercise the flexibility to do the things He wants me to do, disrupting my schedule, my plan and my flow or do I stick to the plans that I have outlined for the day? I'm organized, are you?
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Boy a lot can happen in a lifetime, not only in a lifetime, but in a few month, weeks, days, hours or even in a few minutes. Bat your eye and boom, your life is changed forever.
In order for us to grow, change is necessary. I understand it better now. Change can be good, bad, painful or wonderful, but necessary. There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear downed and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate a time for war and a time for peace, ECCLESIASTES 3:1-8 NIV A time to be born was very acceptable to me, but a time to die I didn't want to except. Knowing what I know now being born isn't always a good thing, because the things being born may not be good. You could be giving birth to a negative attitude or unhealthy habits. Death can be a good thing because you may be putting that negative attitude or the bad and unhealthy habits out to pasture. So we need both, life and death for various reasons. I know there is a time for things to die. A time for friendships, jobs, opportunities, lifestyles, relationships etc. to come to an end. Sometimes for your good and sometimes for the good and growth of another. When it's time for one of the aforementioned to stop you will know. You won't feel comfortable anymore. You won't feel relaxed and at ease. Something may be nawing at you, but you can't put your finger on it. It may very well be time for a change. Changes, changes, changes, I guess when you look at it or think about it changes are taking place constantly. some are just more noticeable than others. Dear God thank you for lying down to sleep last night and for waking up this morning or at noon or later.
Lord I pray that the virus would dry up from every country, hospital, home and from every person that is suffering from it. This virus has killed thousands and turned homes, lives and worlds upside down. It's scary and hard to see any good in what's happening. I pray that the people who lost their precious family member(s) or friend(s) will remember the good times that they had together. Fill the empty hole in their heart with your love and comfort. Help us to be thankful for our families and the time that we get to spend together. Thank you Lord, that we still have food to eat, a family to help prepare a meal and the ability to sit down and eat together since we seldom had time to do it before. Thank you Lord that there's time to clean our homes and do that deep cleaning that's been put off for months. Thank you Lord that the family is all under one roof to play a game or several and watch movies. Thank you Lord that now I can put my feet up and read the books that have just been collecting dust until now. Thank you Lord that I can take a walk, breathe, sigh and exhale. Thank you that I can take a nap in the middle of the day. Thank you for technology that we can still hear a message from our pastors, call or FaceTime a loved one, have a virtual birthday party on Zoom, have teaching and learning going on from our homes from afar. Thank you that the essential businesses are still open for our daily bread and other necessities. Thank you that some income is still coming in and some expenses have gone down due to the shelter in place orders. I pray for those who lost their income, that a way be made for their needs to be met and quickly. (Thank you for making that happen for them). Thank you for the precious time to clear our minds and think on good things, things that are lovely and pure. Thank you for a roof over our heads and a home to stay in, clothes to wear, comfy things to put on, shoes, heat, air, soap, toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, food, appliances to preserve and cook the food, furniture or even just a floor to sit on. Thank you for water to cook with, drink, flush, brush, wash, clean and shower. Thank you for the wisdom of the store managers to limit the toilet paper, paper towels, bleach and sanitizer so everyone might have a chance to get some as well. Thank you for the doctors, nurses, hospital personnel, government officials, sanitation workers, store clerks, maintenance workers and all essentials business employees putting their health in jeopardy for the rest of us. Thank you for every person reaching out with love and compassion to family, friends and strangers to help them in some way get through this new normal that we are all experiencing. Thank you that the virus didn't just wipe us all out. Thank you that this will pass and we will talk about it one day in the future. Thank you Lord O Lord,
Who can protect us? Who can save? Who will watch over us, keep us safe, and keep us well. Before the Coronavirus, we were trusting in you to keep us safe, well and protected from all harm and danger. We were depending on you to feed us, supply all of our needs (spiritual, mental, financial and physical). We were expecting you to do this for us and our families. Now that the Coronavirus is here we are no longer depending on you because Covid 19 is too big and too much for you to handle. Too big because it's all over the world affecting millions of people simultaneously. You can't handle it because it's not just my home and family now, not just my church, not just my neighborhood, community, city, state or country. This is affecting the entire world, every race, religion, gender, class and culture. You can't handle it because it's bigger than anything we've ever seen before and we're not getting the answers that we need from the president. All of the schools, restaurants, and non-essential businesses are closed. You can't handle it because there isn't enough nurses, doctors, mask, hospital beds and we don't have a cure. Lord will you just let us perish? In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light and there was light. Genesis 1:1-3 Ah Lord God! Behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: Jeremiah 32:17 No I will not let you perish. Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is there anything too hard for me? Jeremiah 32:27 |