The other day when I was trying to come up with something to write for my opening editorial, I came across this picture. Now initially I had some other ideas of what I wanted to write but my mind kept coming back to this picture that I found. Maybe I'm just a sucker for beautiful sunflower pictures? I'm thinking that maybe I was just drawn to the message in that simple little picture.
To be absolutely truthful, for me the struggle has been real ever since this Covid-19 pandemic has started. I am not typically one that sits at home day in and day out. I love getting out to the gym a couple of mornings a week; getting out and doing groceries, having coffee out with friends, visiting my Mom. For the first couple of weeks I was sort of okay with it. I was enjoying having my kids around; we'd grab a Tims once in a while to make up for not being able to go out for coffee.
Days have turned into weeks and weeks have turned into months. Almost three months now. In the beginning I would often find myself crying out to God asking Him why He was allowing this to happen. I mean, we have plans. Our son Zach and his fiance Cassidy were to be married in the end of June and now this!! Come on God! In those times of questioning, God would send someone to reach out to me - a phone call here, an encouraging message there. In my mind I would think, "How can these people think so positively in times like this?" Then I was subtly reminded that God does not speak to us all in the same way. Some of us need to be reminded that God works differently in all of us. I needed to be reminded of this and that is where this pretty picture came into play
How can I get the encouragement I need directly from God? By surrendering myself to God and asking myself "Who does God say I am"? These are awesome reminders of who God says I am.(Click on the bible verses if you want to see what they say. Then click your back button to get back to this screen)
God says you are UNIQUE: Psalm 139:13
God says you are SPECIAL: Ephesians 2:10 2 Corinthians 5:17
God says you are LOVELY: Daniel 12:3 John 3:16
God says you are PRECIOUS: 1 Corinthians 6:19 -20
God says you are STRONG: Psalm 18:35 2 Corinthians 5: 14-15
God says you are CHOSEN: John 15:16 Colossians 3:12
Who does God say YOU are?
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