What Are You Rushing Back To?- A Poem

What Are You Rushing Back To?

What part of normal are you 

rushing back to? 

Are you rushing make just to 

make money? Are you rushing 

back because you are tried of

being at home? We are asking

these questions but these 

questions are not what we should 

be asking at all. 

Use this time to think about 

what is more important to 

rush back to and why.

It is more important to go 

get your nails done? Is it more 

important to go eat out? Is it 

more important to get you hair 

cut? Are those things more normal

to you? 

They might have been normal

to you before this whole virus

started. But have you consider 

these things while you were 

made to stay home? Are they 

still really that important to 

you or have your thoughts 

change since you have been 

home? Are there other things 

that you wish you could make 

normal again? 

Things like spending time 

with family members. Eating

around the dinner table. 

Having hobbies like painting

or reading. Spending more 

time with God. Teaching your

children the more important 

things in life like God, cooking,

crafts, and simple things like that.

Teaching them that it is okay 

not to have all those store brought

things to keep busy. They could 

go outside and play some. Know

that anyone could be gone at 

anytime so say "I love you" 

when you think about it and more.

Again I ask the question, "What 

are you rushing back to?" Is it 

things that you are barely getting 

by with or is it things that will 

matter in the future? That your 

kids and you could look back on

and laugh and smile about it. 

Are you returning to the normal

normal or are you returning to 

your new normal? The new normal 

you have learned about through 

all of this time. God is doing 

something. We just have to let 

Him have control. 

Written By: Tiffney Wilson

Written On: April 27, 2020 during the COVID-19

Turn Me Into A Minister- A Prayer

Dear Daddy,

            Turn me into a minister at heart. Keep opening people's heart around to hear You through me. I love talking scriptures with people. Talking about what You are teaching me through them. Let me pray with people too. That would seal the deal for me. Maybe I do need to say some prayers out loud? Be the example. Show people that they can just talk to You without knowing what to say. Give me the courage to do that much. I want to do ministry and have the heart to do it so push me I pray. I know it's dangerous but still do it. Daddy, I love you, too. 

In Christ's name,

 Amen

Calming and Fun Part of COVID-19

           Well, I thought I better get this entry done before I go things open back up on May 4th, if they are going to. I want to say that even though this time might be hard and really busy for some, it was calm and fun for me. Just because I say that I am not taking away from the serious of it all. I am just telling you how I turned it around for me. Giving you ideas maybe and seeing it could possibly be a good time if we let it. That's my main goal because if you know me I could have turned this whole thing into a big anxiety attack/fit. To be honest, earlier on in life I would have.

             Here we go: I have started going deeper into 2 new hobbies, spent time with my parents, spent time with God in a new Bible study, spent time with my boyfriend, and looked at it has a time to relax. First one I'm going to talk is spend time with my parents and boyfriend at the same time. My boyfriend and I went up to my parents' house the week after Spring Break and we have been there ever since. For about a month. I have got to do crafts and bake with my mom and my boyfriend helped my dad out in the yard. He has raked sticks, put up a cabinet, and other little things in his shop.

           Second one I am going to talk about are my hobbies. The first hobby I tried was woodburning. I loved it! It was my first time ever doing it! At first it was hard but I got the hang of it. When I was done and wanted to color the pictures, I did it two different ways. I tried water colored pencils and then water color paints. I got a new woodburning tool because my first one broke because it didn't come with enough directions. 

             The second hobby that I did was Bible journaling. I brought two new Bible jounraling stamp kits to try out and I've tried out one so far. I have been journaling and drawing pictures by a lot of verses about not being anxious, trusting, and God's Love. Those things are good to remember in times like these. I'm using my water color pencils and some of my mom's scrapbooking markers to make the pictures. I have been doing that while my mom has been working on making her cards.

              The third thing I am doing is spending time with my boyfriend. Before we went up to my parents' house, we built a couple of things together like a table and a fire pit. We painted a rock swan staute together. When I say painted, I mean spray painted it white all around. We also had supper around the fire pit one night. We went around different parks to take Spring pictures of us together. 

              Fourth thing I did was doing was a Bible study all about Trusting in God and it was by Sarah Young. I've done a couple of days with it and am really liking it. That is where I am finding most of my verses to do during my Bible Journaling. Not much to say about this. I had this study for a long time and just now getting to it. Isn't it strange how on some things we wait til the last minute or til we really need it sometimes?

              This is all relaxing to me and I am having fun doing it all too. You just have to make the most of what is given to you. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. 😊

Jesus As The Bridegroom

           Here is the sermon that my parents' church taught us this morning. It was really insightful and meaningful to me. Really showed me another way that God really does love me. It was about Jesus being the bridegroom for all of us. He also used old Jewish wedding traditions back during Jesus' time to explain the relationship Jesus wants to have with us. 

Here are the verses:

-Gen. 2:19-24

          -Main verse used in this part was: verse 24

-Luke 5:22-27

Here is a link you can go to to read about an old Jewish wedding:

https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/revelation/related-topics/the-jewish-wedding-analogy.html

-Jesus brought us with a cost, aka the cross, just like a husband brought a wife. 

-Jesus left His 11 "friends" after 40 days.

-Jesus is preparing a place for us in His House.

-Jesus will come back after our place is ready to get us. 

-How does the bride wait for her bridegroom?

             -She gets ready emotionally, physically, and mentally.

             -No one knows when God will return just like the bride waits for her husband.

             -Only the Father knows when the Son will return. 

            -The term of the relationship was seal with the cup and the bread before the groom left. It was sealed for sure. 

We are waiting excitingly for Jesus to come back! 

Challenge question: What are we doing while we wait espically during this time that He has given us to spend time with Him?

Jesus Had a Hard Week

            I've thought about it and seen a lot of posts on Facebook about how yes, this is a hard week for America but it was for Jesus too. It was also hard for his disciples. The more I think about it the more I can't help but think all of this is God's Timing for something. We might not know why this is happening now but we will in the future. Now which future I don't know. 

             There is hope through Jesus. I strongly believe that is what this whole sickness is teaching is or one of the many things. When things get bad, we have to know that there is hope at the end of the tunnel. 

              This is the week that Jesus went through the hard things and the worst things before hope came to us. Jesus was betrayed and arrest. He went before the council and his best friend, Peter, denied Him three times. Then, He was delivered to Pilate and he delivered Jesus to be crucified. Then, Jesus got mocked. After that, the crucifixion happened and He died but that's not the end of it. Jesus was buried in a tomb that was given by a council member. I could write a paragraph about this sickness comparing it to this event but I'm going to get to the good part.

              Not to mention, that during all of this the disciples and God believing people were hiding in their houses. I mean even Peter denied Him. His best friend. No one even saw this coming even though Jesus told them a few times. 

               It was after the death on the cross and the burial that hope came. JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD!!!!!!! There was the hope everyone was looking for. Jesus even went to three people to show them He was alive. Make that 14 people. He went to see his disciples that were hiding in the house because of harden hearts. They would not believe the other people that saw Him. He had to show Himself to them in person. 

              Do you see what I am saying? Do you see similarities between the Cross and what is going on in the world now? DO YOU SEE GOD WORKING IN THE WORLD TODAY? I believe He is more present and working in the world at this very moment, then, might I dare say it, then He has ever before in my life time. You cannot get a better sense of God then what is going on this week. People even say that some numbers are leveling off, which could be a Easter Miracle in a way. 

               I challenge you to take time and compare the Resurrection and what is going on in today's world. It might surprise you! You could even reread the Easter story with what is going on now in mind. It will give you a different look at everything. 

The World Stopped Spinning- Prayer From Facebook

Let us Pray. 

Eternal Father, You made the whole world stop spinning for awhile.

You silenced the noise that we all have created

You made us bend our knees 

again and ask for a miracle. 

You closed Your churches so we will realize how dark our world is without You in it. 

You humble the proud 

and powerful. 

The economy is crashing,

businesses are closing. 

We were very proud,

we thought that everything 

we have, everything we 

possess was the result of 

our hardwork. 

We have forgotten that it was always Your grace and mercy that made us who we are. 

We’re like running in circles looking for some cure to this disease but in fact it takes humility to ask for Your wisdom. 

We’ve been living our lives like  we will be here on earth forever, like there’s no heaven.

Maybe these trials are Your 

mercy in disguise. 

Maybe this virus is actually 

Your way of purifying us, 

cleansing our soul, bringing 

us back to YOU. 

.. In the past you serenaded us with Hosea’s song:

“Come back to me with all your heart.

Don't let fear keep us apart

Trees do bend though straight and tall.

So must we to others' call

Long have I waited for

Your coming home to me

And living deeply our new lives”.

You have been patiently waiting for us. We’re so sorry for ignoring Your voice. For our selfish ways. We have forgotten You Dear Father. 

.. We’ve forgotten that You are GOD .  You only need to  say the words and our souls shall be healed.

Prayer for all

A Honest Prayer During Hard Times

        I am not posting it as a potical anything. I am posting it and hoping that people will use this prayer as outline to start praying really hard for the things that we need to pray for in this moment in time. 

          Instead of praying for my family even though they need it, pray for people you know on the front lines or just those kind of people in general. Pray for the nursing home. Pray for our nation and government.

           JUST PRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is what will get us through!

Dear Daddy,

        I have to admit it now. I am really scared. After reading about everyone wearing a mask I am scared. Is it time? Would the President and government really make that a rule? 

          I'm scared for my family. I have a sister as a nurse, another sister is a teacher, my big brother and his family lives in New Jersey, my little brother is an essital worker because he works with food, and my other sister knows people that have it. I'm sacred for all of them. Me missing my kids too. Being in the house and social distancing is killing me. It's fun and I'm trying to make it fun but not fun when I have to be. This whole thing is not good for my anxiety. 

           Daddy, I am really trying to stay strong. What can I do for You during this time? This missionary heart is hurt. It can't just sit around and do nothing if this keeps going on long. It's in my own backyard and I am doing nothing to help it. I know if it gets closer I will do something. 

            I mean you can't even visit nursing homes. I can't imagine not visiting my grandparents if they were alive and still in one. I would be devastated if they passed during all this. 

            My life was going good before all of this but now it feels like it is on hold. I know I am not the only one that feels that way. When you are stuck in a house and do not know which day it is, that could make you feel stuck and on hold. It honestly feels like the world has stopped for some time. 

            Daddy, I can tell you one thing the world will never be the same again. We are stepping into something new. I want to know what's going on but it gets my anxiety so high. 

In Jesus' name,

Amen

JUST PRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's what will get this world through this moment in time!

Love you all and thinking about you all!

April Reminder

Just so I never forget..... April 2, 2020

-Gas is down under $2.00 for the first time in my life.

-School postponed for now, they are doing it from home online.

-Some seniors won't have their graduation or prom. Some of them won't get to play their sport or concerts for the last time.

-Daycares in AR still open but my Headstart is closed

-Wal-Mart's big home office employees are working from home.

-Tape on the floors at grocery stores and others to help distance shoppers (6ft) from each other.

-Limited number of people inside stores, therefore, lineups outside the store doors.

-Stores having open hours just for senior citizens because they are the ones most at risk.

-Non-essential stores and businesses mandated closed.

-Parks, trails, entire cities locked up.

-Entire sports seasons cancelled.

-Concerts, tours, festivals, entertainment events - cancelled.

-Weddings, family celebrations, holiday gatherings - cancelled.

-No funerals for those who pass.

-No masses, churches are closed.

-No nursing home visits.

-Having church services online and no church events. Not even on/for Easter.

-Talking to family members near by and far away through video chat.

-No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, now 10 or more.

-Don't socialize with anyone outside of your home.

-Shortage of masks, gowns, gloves for our front-line workers.

-Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill.

-Panic buying sets in and we have no toilet paper, no disinfecting supplies, no paper towel no laundry soap, no hand sanitizer.

-Shelves are bare.

-Manufacturers, distilleries and other businesses switch their lines to help make visors, masks, hand sanitizer and PPE.

-Government closes the border to all non-essential travel.

-Fines are established for breaking the rules.

-Stadiums and recreation facilities open up for the overflow of Covid-19 patients.

-Navy ship docked in New York to help them because hospitals are full.

-Press conferences daily from the President and the governors. Daily updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths.

-Government incentives to stay home.

-Barely anyone on the roads.

-People wearing masks and gloves outside.

-Essential service workers are terrified to go to work.

-Essential workers are drs., Nurses, police, firefighters, EMS, teachers, truckers, store cashiers and stockers and preschool teachers.

-Medical field workers are afraid to go home to their families.

This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, declared March 11th, 2020.

Why, you ask, do I share this status?

One day it will show up in my memory feed, and it will be a yearly reminder that life is precious and not to take the things we dearly love for granted.

We have so much!

Be thankful. Be grateful.

Be kind to each other - love one another - support everyone.

We are all one! ❤️

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