How’s everyone dealing with this virus situation? Lockdowns (i mean circuit breaker…) are no joke; they cause so much disruptions to our usual routine, resulting in much fear and anxiety about the unknown and the uncertain.
There’re limited places we can visit these days, as more and more bans are being imposed even in public areas. So, i’m left with the parks. As I was taking a slow walk back home this morning, some thoughts swarmed my mind and I thought I needed to jot it down somewhere before I forgot to share!
So here is goes;
If you ever think that God doesn’t know what you’re going through, He does. Not only does He know what you’re going through but He knows what thoughts are going through you too.
Be it thoughts that are full of self-condemnation, thoughts of fear, regrets, thoughts that chide yourself for doing/saying things you know you ought not to, but still did anyway, thoughts that wish you were so done with life, thoughts that lament at the unfairness of things around, thoughts that are full of anger, self-hatred, hatred for the world, even thoughts that question God at times.
These are thoughts we have, whether occasionally or regularly- or at least for me. And God knows them all.
2000 years ago at the cross, He foresaw you, He foresaw the thoughts you are going to go through, the thoughts you’re going to entertain and the thoughts that may keep you chained. But yet, despite what He saw, He was willing and resolute in His ‘mission’ to be a sacrifice for you and I, so that today, we can stand and say, ‘Death has no sting on me, His resurrection power lives in me.’
” “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. ”
1 Corinthians 15:55-57 (NKJV)
When we encounter thoughts that seek to tear us away from God, destroy our relationships, condemn our identity, I hope that we’ll constantly remind ourselves of what Jesus has done on the cross- once and for all- for you and I to live out the potential He has put in us, the good plans He has promised, to be a light that shines for Him.
Easier said than done, of course I know that. Thoughts are invisible like the virus, you never know when the strike and attack, how long they stay and linger, which areas in your life they affect and destroy. However, unlike the virus which as of now has no cure nor vaccine; we have a hope so secure, we have an armour so protective, we have a risen God so loving.
“This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 6:18-19 (NKJV)
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Ephesians 6:10-13
As I ran through these thoughts, I came to realise that though yesterday was Easter Sunday, these thoughts aligned with the Easter theme so much! So here’s a belated Easter post!
I pray that even as we continue to struggle with self-condemning thoughts, we’ll also continue to remind ourselves of the hope, the armour and a God we have to fight these battles for us.
Blessed belated Easter!
Stay home, stay safe, stay sane 🙂
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