Because we know
all things work together for good for those who love God (Romans 8:28), we know God is using this pandemic for His purposes. He is teaching us we have been relying too much upon people to
meet our spiritual needs instead of going directly to Him. We tend to reach out to other believers
for support and guidance first, then we go to God, when it should be the other way around.
We are able to worship,
sing, and pray in our solitariness. We are drawn into new depths of intimacy when we are forced to communicate directly with God. Our busyness and reliance upon other people is now reduced because we cannot meet face to face with our
brothers and sisters in Christ. When we are forced
apart we are more inclined to look up. This is when we begin to rely upon Him
instead of each other.
Come to the
Lord in listening prayer, wait patiently, knowing He will answer. Be ready to hear. Be content in your aloneness with God for now. This will not last
forever. When all returns to normal, you will one day long for these opportunities to be alone with God.
“I will walk
among you and be your God, and you will be my people.”
Leviticus
26:12 (NIV)
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