Greetings!
This week’s verse comes later than in previous weeks, but I am no less excited about it than any of the others.
Because of “stay at home” orders and many other restrictions that have affected our social contact with others you may have found yourself withdrawing into a small, safe world. You may have begun to see yourself as a victim at the mercy of others who are in control. You may even have begun to think of yourself as a person who has very few options other than just existing through it all.
I came across a verse last week that shook me out of my covid apathy. I realized I could sit and soak in my new helpless state, or I could get up and start looking after and encouraging the people under my care.
Take a look:
So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.
2 Thessalonians 1:12 NLT
By the way, in his first letter to the Thessalonians Paul wrote:
So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 1:6 NLT
They were under stress too. They had lost jobs. They had to limit their contact with each other for fear of being discovered and suffering more persecution. And yet Paul urged them on. May I do that with you?
In the next few weeks I will pray that God will move you out of a mood of hopelessness and helplessness, and give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.
I am excited to see what will happen!
Blessings!
Delaine
This week’s verse comes later than in previous weeks, but I am no less excited about it than any of the others.
Because of “stay at home” orders and many other restrictions that have affected our social contact with others you may have found yourself withdrawing into a small, safe world. You may have begun to see yourself as a victim at the mercy of others who are in control. You may even have begun to think of yourself as a person who has very few options other than just existing through it all.
I came across a verse last week that shook me out of my covid apathy. I realized I could sit and soak in my new helpless state, or I could get up and start looking after and encouraging the people under my care.
Take a look:
So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.
2 Thessalonians 1:12 NLT
By the way, in his first letter to the Thessalonians Paul wrote:
So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 1:6 NLT
They were under stress too. They had lost jobs. They had to limit their contact with each other for fear of being discovered and suffering more persecution. And yet Paul urged them on. May I do that with you?
In the next few weeks I will pray that God will move you out of a mood of hopelessness and helplessness, and give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.
I am excited to see what will happen!
Blessings!
Delaine
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