Lockdown 185

Lockdown Day 185 - 27 September 2020

Today, after saying goodbye to my Bestie and watching her car turn onto the highway, we drove home, talking about how life can change in an instant. 

Sometimes it changes because of our own choices and sometimes it changes purely because things happen. 

And how we react to these changes, can influence our life. This is true for times of adversity as well as in good times. 

Deciding to find the positive things in everything just makes everything easy to handle. It is proven that we can literally change our health and wellbeing just by doing this one little thing every day. 

I often wonder why it is so difficult for humans to choose positive thought patterns. Fear seems to be one of the answers. Fear and anxiety run together.

In the end it all still boils down to choice. I remember watching Fear Factor a number of years ago, where one of the contestants had to do a 'houdini'

challenge under water. This was his biggest fear. 

After panicking and nearly aborting, he crossed the line from fear to courage, and with the support of the lifesavers diving with him, he overcame his fear. During his interview afterwards he said he learned his fears were completely unfounded, robbing him from joy and peace. 

Lockdown has triggered many fears among people, fear of the future , fear of loss of a anything from income to loved ones, fear of rejection and fear of an abominable virus. 

The opposite of fear is love. Loving yourself for who you are is important. But loving God for Who He is, is the answer. 

Realising that He loved you first with an inexplicable perfect love and receiving that love into every fibre of your being is what transforms every cell in your body. It has been said that you can change your DNA with the Word of God and a positive attitude. 

I John 4:18a says, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear." Breathe in God's love daily and fear will leave. 

So tonight I offer up a prayer for everyone whose fears were triggered by Lockdown. May you choose God's love daily and see the fear leave. Whatever happens, God's got this.