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Day 9: Nothing About Life is the Same


March 24, 2020 


I walked past my van on the way to check the mail and it looked sad. (Don’t you like me anymore?) Poor Vanna. (VAN-nah) She’s used to going going going. Now she’s just sitting there covered with pollen. I know how she feels. Being in one place for this long is very strange. In fact pretty much everything in life is not normal right now. A great sense of uncertainty dominates my thoughts and emotions. I find myself trying to figure out all kinds of things that I don’t usually have to think about. (Where to get toilet paper...How to teach 100 kids I can’t see...Do I have corona virus (every time I get a headache)...Where should we put the card table for working the puzzle?) Some things are important and some things are silly. So, I’m very thankful for this Bible verse: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8
And this one: “I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13. Amidst all this uncertainty we know we can count on God. He will never let us go. He understands what we’re going through and He loves us. It’s ok to wonder about how to do things but we should remember we’re not figuring them out alone. The maker of the universe is our protector. We do not need to be afraid. We just have to trust Him. 

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