Lockdown 174

Lockdown Day 174 - 16 September 2020

Today I had a wonderful conversation with a friend from the Northern Cape who was in our town for business. I was inspired by her vibrant positivity about lockdown and her story of loyal and committed obedience to the guidance of the Holy Spirit in her life. 

After starting over, following a tough time in their lives, she grew a thriving business in which she found a ministry. In Lockdown God revealed to her how she was moving in a direction that would rob her of being able to minister to her clients. 

She obeyed and moved her business back home, experiencing God's love in a way she would otherwise never had the chance to experience. As she told her story, her face reflected the very essence of God, and I saw in my mind's eye the Lion of Judah standing right behind her. 

Although Lockdown and the abominable virus held us in a grip, stories like these are now coming to light. I believe these are blessings directly from God to pick us up and to let us know that He has our back. Another friend reminded me of a specific passage in scripture that sums it all up. 

So tonight I offer up these words in prayer for everyone who thought they cannot get through lockdown, for those who thought they've lost their grip and for those who feel life has dealt them a bad hand:

"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control]." 

(2 Timothy 1:7) 

Wow! What a relief that we do not have to be strong in ourselves, we just need to know He has designed or spirit already pre-loaded with all that we need to handle what life throws at us!

God's got you. And He definitely has got this.