I think we should think of ‘Safer at Home’ and ‘Shelter in Place’ a little differently…
He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
Psalm 91:4
What the Bible talks about is a life-time experience, not just in a blue-moon when calamity strikes.
For years I would kind of coast along in my walk with Jesus. Yes, doing all the Christian stuff-for heaven’s sake, I was married to a pastor. However, when junky stuff happened, I would then really pursue the Lord’s presence. What a miss that was. What a mistake that was.
Some years ago, the Holy Spirit must have become pretty fed up with my mediocre life. He called me in the middle of the fray of family, work, and church life to shelter in place with Jesus. To come deeper and not wait for an event, or the high of a retreat, or any other outside thing that is all well and good, but it is not really being desperate for Jesus, just for Jesus.
My life changed on a dime. All for the better.
I still had family, work, and church, but my family was healing up because Jesus was healing me. My workplace became a mission field, and I recognized my call to pastor and to help set captives free with my husband. Fear didn’t have my address anymore, and ordinary became extraordinary. Go, Holy Spirit!
I still don’t have it all together, but I am not too worried about it. He has my back because I am learning daily to shelter in place with Jesus. And there is no safer or exciting place to be.
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