We joke about the stores looking apocalyptic...but it had me thinking...if it really was the last 3 weeks we had on Earth, are we spending it the way we truly want to be spending it?
As a chronic illness warrior, this question really changed the trajectory of how I viewed and lived my life. Although it is not realistic to "live everyday as if it's your last," I do often think, what if it was the last week, month, or year?
And I think this question will reveal a lot, and hopefully give a fresh perspective of how we want to be living, not just in the next 3 weeks, but even after the shelter in place is lifted.
1. 𝘐𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤, 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺? God gave us these emotions, not to be slaves to them, but to point us back to Him with them.
2. When we observe how others are reacting and don't agree (regardless of which side of the coin you're on), it gives you an opportunity to pray for your own heart and pray for them.
3. We are called to serve and love, but are you doing it to where you are leaving God out of the conversation and trying to do it all on your own, in your own way and own time?
Which # hits you most? I am guilty of these 3 things in some shape or form, and one more than another.
#3 is where I was struggling the most. God put desires on my heart to create ways to serve, (Enneagram 3w2 here!) but once He did, I forgot about Him and left Him out of the details. Soon after I felt the burden, overwhelm and anxiety get heavier.
What I DO love seeing about this current situation, are how we are connecting more, reflecting more, pausing and slowing down to intentionally hear from Him, spending time with our families more, trusting more, laughing more, serving more, reaching out to others more, LOVING MORE.
Things we should’ve been doing before all this, but have forgotten.
In His grace, He chooses to reveal these things to us, because He knows all 3 will NEVER fully satisfy, heal or fulfill us....only He can, and in the overflow of that, we do all the above even better being aligned with Him.
𝗦𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 # 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂?
