FAITH: Better Days

FAITH: Better Days

By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com

By now, if you haven't been living under any sort of rock, you'll have noticed things are...a little different. 

Instead of the majority of us hopping out of bed to go to work, we roll out a little later than usual, throw on a pair of sweats, and head for the couch or a brisk walk outside (six feet away from others). If you're an essential worker, your schedule might not be different but your hygiene routine likely is. While it's vital to focus on the physical health of those in our world at this time, let's not neglect that there is plenty to be thankful for in any time of crisis if you look closely enough. 

I'm naturally a pessimist (can't help it), but these days, in the midst of my own anxiety, I'm looking for the positives. Examples: instead of thinking I am "stuck at home," I am blessed to be able to stay home and spend extra time with my family; instead of being mad that I can't go out to eat chips and salsa at my local Mexican restaurant, I am blessed to have food in my home to share with my loved ones. 

In 1 Peter 5:10, the Bible says, "But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal grace by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you."

When the dust of this virus settles, and one day sooner than we think, it will settle, God will still be in control as He always has and always will be.

The best days are always ahead of us, no matter what the state of the world is like, because the goal we're marching toward, the Kingdom of Christ, is always just over the horizon for those who have chosen to seek His face and accept salvation. 

I hope you hold on to that while you're "stuck inside" or worried about being an essential worker. God was not surprised by COVID-19, and he isn't afraid of it either. Please take this time to heed advice from experts by staying home, enjoying this extra time with your family, and soon enough, we will all see better days. 

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