Words are a Girl's Best Friend

Laundry, make grocery order, run by pet store, study for certification, work out, clean bathroom, write thank you note, get reading done for pre-marital counseling, cook... etc. These are the things I type into my phone's to do list as I dare to lie in bed, doing nothing but watching Hulu. Why do I feel like if I'm doing nothing but relaxing, I at least need to be making a to do list, if not carrying it out? When did our society become so hyper-focused on doing things, all the time ? Like, no second to breathe, relax, think about nothing? You see it all around on social media, especially right now during quarantine. People's attitude of, if you're not using quarantine to master a skill or make extra money, you're doing it wrong. Wrong? Wrong? There's absolutely nothing wrong with capitalizing on your skills or hobbies. But what if someone just wants to do it for fun? What if someone just wants to do nothing for a second? Why do we scoff at that? I believe ...

Racial injustices. A pandemic. Child trafficking. Hate crimes, school shootings, people spewing their vitriol at one another at every turn. It seems like no matter what day it is anymore, these are the headlines I wake up to. I have to take social media time outs relatively often so as to not be exposed to the negativity day after day. Let's face it. Times are hard right now. Like, really hard. The world can be an awful, soulless place. My head can't fully wrap around how evil people can be. Humans are capable of seemingly anything. The Bible puts it like this: "We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one." (1 John 5:19) & "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." (1 Peter 5:8) Spiritual warfare is totally real, all around us, all the time. So how do you stay spiritual during a time like this? How do you stay connected to God when ...