Good afternoon Y'all!!! I pray that this finds each of y'all happy and healthy as we are breezing on thru this year. Wow, September just flew by and here we are almost the middle of October. This year will be over before we know it. I will be kinda ready for it to be over with, but certainly praying for a better 2021. We'll have to wait and see what the year brings. I just pray that God will have mercy on this planet and rid the world of this disease.
Just a preface on what you are about to read. This first appeared on my facebook page on the morning of October 13th, 2020. Just in case someone reads it somewhere other than my facebook page or my blog, I want you to know that I am/was the author of this piece. I know that it has been shared and I don't mind that, I just wish for others to know that it is my writing and not someone else. Now, on with it.
Back on March 20th, 2020, when I was having time with the Lord, He impressed upon me a series of questions. 3 questions, as a matter of fact. I wrote those questions down and have tried to be real with myself and answer those questions at least 3 times since the world changed. Here are the 3 questions:
Thoughts for the day March 20th, 2020
1. What will be your greatest lesson learned from this ordeal?
2. What will be your greatest sacrifice through this ordeal?
3. What will be your biggest blessing on the other side of this ordeal?
Those have been some powerful questions for me and really hard to answer at times. These questions run thru my mind almost constantly. I haven't been able to get them out of my mind. He put those questions there for me for a reason. As I struggle to answer them as honestly as I possibly can, I must say that it is hard!!!
For #1, I have to say that learning peoples true nature has been the hardest for me to deal with. There have been many wolves in sheep's clothing exposed. The expression "fake it till you make it" doesn't work with entering the kingdom of God.
For #2, I've always said that in all honesty, I know nothing of sacrifice. I grew up in a time of abundance and luxury, face it, most of us did. No, I've never had the best of anything, but that's not sacrifice, that's being petty.
I've never had to go off to war for my country knowing that I may come home in a body bag like millions have. That's sacrifice!!! I've never got up and put on a uniform and walked out the door knowing that there's people on the streets that I'm charged to protect that value my life less than that of a sick stray dog. That's sacrifice!!! I've never walked into the hospital knowing that today may be the day that I walk out with the disease that will kill me like it has so many other drs and nurses, but it's my job and I have to do it. That's sacrifice!!! I've never gotten behind the wheel of a big truck hauling food and meds to other places across the country and wondering if today is the day that someone kills me because they are evil people with evil intentions doing evil things. That's sacrifice!!!
I could go on and on, but I won't. Most people I know are just like me, they haven't sacrificed much for this country. And for those that have, "thank you for your sacrifice" you have my utmost respect!!
So I guess the greatest sacrifice that has been asked of me up to this point in my life has been to wear mask to help protect other people. I haven't made excuses, I haven't beat my chest like a war drum screaming about my rights, I haven't been disrupting the lives of others, I haven't been claiming it's all a hoax. I have been trying to do as the Lord has asked of me, to live as peaceably as I can with others, when it depends on me. When I'm out, I wear my mask. I haven't done a whole lot of shaming others for not wearing their masks. I certainly could have done a whole lot more than I have, but I haven't.
Those that have been complying with being asked to wear a mask have been called sheep. And that my friend, is one of the highest compliments that could ever be said about me. Jesus knows His followers and His followers know Him. What about the wolves in sheep's clothing? Well.......................what about them???
For #3, my biggest blessing thru this and on the other side has been and will continue to be my constant. That has been knowing that God has been in control, God is in control, and God will continue to be in control. For that, I can wake up each day, knowing that no matter what my day brings, God has ushered it in for me and has allowed me to be a part of His creation for another day. I am of the mindset that God IS our only way thru this life. He will make a way in a barren desert. He will make a way thru the raging river. He will provide shelter when mountains are falling down around us. The "I Am" will provide and make a way!!
God IS, All IS Well!!!!
be blessed and have great rest of the day!! hugs and love y'all!
I hope, as the afternoon fades into evening, that you and your loved ones are safe and secure in the knowledge that God will make a way. He is the way maker!!! He is pain breaker!!!! He is the Great Physician. He is the plumbline. He is the truth!!!! He is our everything!! He is worth to be praised. I pray that you have a blessed evening with a wonderful night of refreshing sleep and healing rest. God is good and He loves us. I love y'all too!! be blessed, love and hugs, patty
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