"COVID-19 makes every choice so very complicated.”
My friend Cheri nailed it with her bottom-line clarity in the above quote! And she is not alone. All around me — in my neighborhood, in my family, in my Zoom meetings — I hear conversations confirming that indeed, COVID-19 makes every choice so very complicated. Take that confusion forward and see how it colors our holiday planning.
We ask:
Should we travel for the holidays?
Should we stay at home?
Do we invite family over?
Do we celebrate alone?
What about a drive to visit our aging parents?
How do we respond to input from authorities like Dr. Fauci who remind us that each family has to do their own risk assessment and weigh the benefits against the risks?
If we go, will our visit compromise their health, or will our presence serve to boost their immune systems?
And on and on and on.
However, — and here is the great News — God offers a different Holiday Travel Guide for Decoding the COVID Dilemma. In His Word He provides a holy and secure GPS.
With this thought, a collection of decision-making verses provide much-needed solid ground for us to stand on. While outcomes will indeed vary as we individually offer our situations to Him, His wisdom and guidance remain consistently available. We need only to take time to pause, ponder, and pray our way forward in this holiday season.
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me”(John 10:27 ESV).
“My Presence will go with you and I will give you rest”(Exodus 33:14).
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you with My eye upon you” (Psalm 32:8).
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 5:5-6 NKJV).
“Cause me to hear Your loving kindness in the morning, for in You do I trust; cause me to know the way I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You” (Psalm 143:6-8 NKJV).
“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it” (Isaiah 30:21).
“This is what the Lord says — your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go” (Isaiah 48:17).
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV).
“You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you” (Isaiah 26:3).
“Thy will be done …” (Luke 11:2c KJV).
Living With Eternal Intentionality®
Do you find yourself in a boondoggle over the holiday decision-making process?
Which Scriptures in this collection speak peace to you?
If you had to make a decision regarding your plans in the next five minutes — to gather or not to gather, to travel or not to travel — what would be your decision?
