“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him, and he
shall bring it to pass”. Psalm 37:5 (KJV)
Our world has been turned upside down when the current
health crisis came into the picture in February 2020 causing us to transform
into the new norm. Many have lost their jobs, the closing of schools have
forced parents to teach their children from home and some are having problems
finding daycare. Also, churches are having to close due to this crisis. This
causes stress and worries among many. Sometimes our stress and worrying come
from a feeling of helplessness making some feel defeated. Stress and worrying
will take over our world if we let it. Stress eventually messes up the most
important aspect of our life and that is our relationship with God, causing us
to lose sight of God’s grace, mercy, and providence. Too many times we fall
short and lose focus on God when we are trying to meet all of our goals, be
pleasing to others, and manage our finances. When faced with worry and stress,
God wants us to focus on him and the missions he has for us to fulfill.
For a while, I would find myself stressed out and worried about things by not
turning to God to help me through it, it wasn’t until when I read the verse
Isaiah 58:11, “And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul
in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden,
and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not”. I thought about this verse
and felt that God was telling me he will lead me always and would keep me like
a garden that was watered well, and like spring waters that will never end.
We have to learn to lean on God for everything we do because he will provide
all our needs. Instead of looking and drowning into a sea of worry and being
stressed out, we must focus on God’s words to help us to find comfort and
guidance.