If you’re fearful today, just believe.
If you’re feeling doubts weighing in like the coming storm, just believe.
If uncertainties cloud your mind and swirl around your life like a tornado, just believe.
He came to give you peace. He came to give you life.
He rose to prove His promise, and He went away to prepare a place for you.
Just Believe.
He rose once. He will come again.
Just Believe!
I know the present pandemic isn’t quite over, and for many, it has brought a whole new normal. I grow angry at those who perpetuate the fear, and I am broken-hearted for those who have lost so much. I neither trivialize nor magnify this crisis. I live with precautions; yet, I absolutely refuse to live in fear.
When I am surrounded by media outlets constantly trying to manipulate the masses to think a certain way, or even act a certain way, I have red flags and sirens immediately go off inside my mind. I stop, watch intently and listen beyond the headlines. I read more, seek more and yes, even pray more to find the absolute truth not the perpetuated and opinionated half truths/half lies.
So, with all that being said, I’d like to tell you what I have learned during this 2020 pandemic… (These are in no particular order…just thoughts brought from heart to pen and paper.)
1. There are many things in life which I thought I needed, and I have found I can live without.
2. There are many things in life which I thought I needed, and I have found I was right.
3. You can confine and restrict, but the old adage stands true, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”
4. School can be cut out from the children, but they will learn in more way than you first realized.
5. Even in brokenness and poverty, kindness can override…and the opposite is also true.
6. Even in health and prosperity, selfishness and hatred can thrive…and the opposite is also true.
7. We all need our friends and our support systems.
8. We all need our downtime and to be alone with our thoughts.
9. If you are always the smartest person in the room, Leave. You’re either not as smart as you think you are, or you’re not surrounded by enough challenging people.
10. Your wellness and happiness does not depend upon your wealth, your posterity, your location nor your relationships
…neither does it depend upon your poverty, your failures, your content nor your friendships… but these all (good and bad) can make a defined difference in your life, your destiny and in your legacy.
11. Some people are angels, no matter their circumstance.
12. Some people are devils, no matter their circumstance.
13. It can be very comical what people will buy in a panic.
14. It can be very heart wrenching what people will need in a panic.
15. People are resilient when given a chance to choose.
16. People are assiduous and persevering when left without an easy alternative.
17. Our older generations are valuable, genuine and full of tenacity.
18. Our younger generations are cherished, authentic and full of vigor.
19. People who have determination and purpose can thrive in adversity and in abundance.
20. People who live in fear can be controlled by those who appear to have the confidence to give direction.
21. People who live in doubt can be contained by those who appear to know the answers.
22. If you can believe in the Creator of this universe, He will give you hope, grace and peace like you’ve never seen.
23. God is God, and His name will be glorified in the good, in the bad, and yes, even in the ugly.
Just a little reminder…
If things are a little chaotic around you, and you feel like your patience is wearing thin,
Just Stop and take a deep breathe.
If doubts and fears and uncertainties are weighing upon you like a ton of bricks,
Just Breathe.
If the cares of this world are crowding your thoughts, and you feel depressed, broken-hearted and just down in a low place,
Just Breathe, Again.
The sun is still shining. The world is still spinning on its axis. The moon is still rising. The birds are still singing. Take a lesson from these.
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.” Isaiah 26:3-4
Just thought I’d send out a little reminder to you today…
No matter what this world looks like. No matter what the masses might say…
God is still in control. He is not surprised by these tragedies, uncertainties or the unknown.
He is not negligent in keeping His promises, and He is not thoughtless to our concerns.
He is compassionate and long-suffering. He is merciful and kind.
Just trust Him.
Just believe.
(My apologies for the late posting!)
Do not fear! Be calm. Be at peace.
The sun is still shining.
The birds are still singing.
Step outside and breathe the fresh air. It’s a beautiful day!
“I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord watches over you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm—
He will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”
Psalm 121
Isaiah 43:1-3
But now, this is what the Lord says—
he who created you, Jacob,
he who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior…”
Isaiah 43:16-21
This is what the Lord says—
He who made a way through the sea,
a path through the mighty waters,
who drew out the chariots and horses,
the army and reinforcements together,
and they lay there, never to rise again,
extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
The wild animals honor me,
the jackals and the owls,
because I provide water in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,
the people I formed for myself
that they may proclaim my praise.”
On Saturday…and a week late!
(Please, forgive me!)
Step out from those four walls that confine and remember there’s a higher authority.
Do something to remind you there is a God. He is still in control, and He still holds you in the palm of His hand.
He is more than able.
Just rest. Just trust. Just believe.
Romans 8:37-39
The sound of your voice still rattles in my head.
The effects are slowly but surely becoming dead.
The triggers you brought always through my heart were shot.
But now, your deceitful lies have all been quickly caught.
The murmur of your tongue is fading from my mind.
The impact of your facade dissipates like scattered grind.
One look, one word, no matter the hour, I’m still taken back.
Yet, I fight and I claw to resist the seducing hatred that only brings me lack.
Oh, how I wish to cry, to scream, to vent out to all the world.
I want to demand justice and deny your pleasantries that swirled.
I fight my own daggers, realizing bitterness is not the answer.
Gall cannot bring life, my bones it will eat like a cancer.
So, I walk away, never seeking retribution or the slightest reconstruction.
I will wait for time to tell and truth to shine before my souls gives to abduction.
I cannot be free from the memories that bring pain, but I can sing.
I can praise my God for His goodness and grace, for the life He will bring.
Penned – MG – 3/1/20
Are you whimsical, you mighty, magnetic beast?
Are you playful, fun-loving and free?
Your roar makes my heart tremble with trepidation.
Your paws make my eyes widen with awareness.
Your power is unmatched and unrivaled.
Your strength is uncontainable and unrefined.
Your tenacity is unfathomable and uncontrollable.
I stand in humble awe of all that You are.
Yet, in all your power, and in all your might, You loved me still.
In all Your awesome, overwhelming sovereignty, You entice me to stay near.
Your fierce protection and unyielding dominance gives way to mercy in me.
Your relentless graces consumes my wayward soul and calls me back to You.
Penned – MG – 3/3/20
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