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This morning I braved Walmart, hoping to get enough groceries to make it through the rest of the quarantine. I went early, both to avoid crowds and make it back in time for virtual church. . When I got to Walmart, I wiped down my buggy and then cleaned my hands again after loading my groceries in the car. Once I was home, I didn’t let anyone help me unload a months worth of groceries 🤦🏻‍♀️. I didn’t let anyone touch me. I wiped down all the groceries, threw away the bags, and then went straight to the shower, after dropping my clothes in the washing machine (and if I left a crucial step out, please DON’T bring it to my attention 😬). . While I was in the shower, I was thinking about all the trouble I was going to and I thought, man we should treat sin like this little germ. Instead of avoiding it at all costs, we scroll through it on our phones, watch hours of it in tv, let it come out of our mouths, and marinate in our minds. Many of us are so used to sin, we don’t even notice it. . And doesn’t sin spread in the same way as this virus. We infect others without realizing it and then we allow others to infect us in the same way. And then sin just spreads. . Now imagine how our lives would change if we actively worked to avoid sin in our lives as we are currently working to avoid this germ. I’m not saying avoid people. We are called to love and serve. But I am saying we should be intentional about avoiding sin and cleansing ourselves when sin is present - which is like always. Work harder on repentance. . This world would be entirely different if we approached sin like this. We would be entirely different if we approved sin like this. . Something to think about. . #everydayabiding #socialdistancing #qurantine #lessons #godisalwaysthere #bravingwalmart #godslessons #sinisdeath #jesusislife #washyourhands #washyourheart #repent

A week before this Corona bomb exploded I was up in the middle of the night scouring the scriptures for comfort. My busy life was overwhelming me. . Now, I am sitting on a dock in the middle of the week, swatting gnats, and missing my students. . Part of me could go on forever like this and the other part of me would jump right back into that life that drove me to prayer. . But I really know what this time is. This time is the fire. Many people have said it in different ways, but this is God refining me by fire. This virus is slowing me down - all of us down - to the point where we have to take a good long look at what matters. Many of us have probably even slowed down to see some of the ugly of our own lives, our own ways. . Even now I fight selfish, vain, petty worries that mean nothing in the overall picture. . My prayer is that I will let the fire burn it all out of me, out of us, and when it is over, I will know where the real gold is in my life. I will know what is valuable and what is not. I pray we all come to that realization. I pray I shine and sparkle when this is all over with because I allowed the fire to burn off the bad and bring out the new. I pray the affects are lasting. . And I pray that for all of you too. . . #everydayabiding #learning #refinedbyfire #tested #faithtested #leanin #change #sparkle #burnoffthebad #quarantinelife #quarantineteacherlife #learnfromtheroughtimes #comeoutbetterontheotherside

I am waiting for the sun to pierce the skyline. I know it will. #everydayabiding #godisincontrol #ourgodreigns #itisjustaseason #merciesareneweverymorning #waitforthemoring #lightwillpiercethedarkness

God’s Providential Hand . . Never doubt that it is everywhere and in every situation. Things may seem chaotic, but God is there - working. He will even use our sin and work it for good. . . Take the time to look for His hand in whatever struggles you have. You will find it! . . #everydayabiding #godsprovidence #godshand #godhasitallundercontrol #lookforhim #heisthere #allthingsforgood #godusesimperfectpeople #godusesimperfectsituations #faithoverfear

As I stand in my kitchen, starting supper, A hundred thoughts bounced around in my head. I was steady fighting the panic the world is shoving down my throat. I began to pray/whine/worry. But I stopped and thought, what do I really need to pray? The spirit whispered, bear fruit, it’s about the fruit - which instantly made me think of our young grapevine that is still bare from the winter. While spring is breaking outside, our world is hunkering down for a different sort of winter. It is necessary though. The season of winter is necessary to bear fruit in the spring and summer. So as we enter into our surprising - almost shocking - winter, remember to enter into it with the mindset of bearing fruit. How can we bear fruit for Christ through all of this? How can we serve the kingdom? How can we rest and recharge so that when the spring comes again - and it will - we will be ready for working the vineyards? . . So fight the gloom and doom and remember, it is a season. Maybe a cold, dark season... but one necessary for bearing fruit. . . . #everydayabiding #whineandworry #prayinstead #bearingfruit #winter #unexpectedwinter #corona #godisstillincharge #gottahavefaith #justaseason

It never gets old. Just something about the sun setting over the pines that makes me want to praise Jesus. And just think, His mercies are new in the morning ❤️❤️❤️ #everydayabiding #daylightsavings #sunset #countrysunset #pines #cricketschirping #thankgodforthelittlethings #backporchview

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