PEACE
How can you have peace in these troubling times? Easy by seeking the one who gives it. In these chaotic times it is important to seek him first, last and throughout the day.
Jesus had his special spot by the sea and you should have one also. Spending time with God is the key for learning how to navigate these uncharted waters.
Problems should inspire us. When we do not lean on our own understanding miraculous things can occur. Recently I had to drive across the country in the midst of this pandemic. My daughter’s school in New York was closing and she had to come home. Adding to the mix was her spring trip with school mates to London. Yep a couple of hot spots for the virus.
My wife and I were off because of the shutdowns. Loaded up the truck with boxes, food and water to start the 24 hour drive. Family is very important and peace surrounded us in this adventure.
Our daughter left her phone in a taxi and we lost contact. Mama kicked in her maternal instincts, used an app to locate the phone, google earth to see a taxi in the driveway then arranged to have phone available the next day. Yes this was the other side of the world late at night in another country. I make this sound easy but many calls with creativity plus lots of guardian angels. The hotel clerk that used their account so that my daughter could send an e-mail. A librarian who allowed access to the internet for us to communicate with her are just a few of the kind souls who helped. And while this was going on we were also dealing with flooded roads. Common sense is do not drive through standing water if you cannot see the road. Watched a couple of trucks plow through, prayed and went for it. Water was over the running boards but smooth sailing, pun intended.
This was all while my wife and I were still in Texas.
A road rage incident in Tennessee the next day damaged my truck. In these stressful times people can respond with anger and frustration. This guy had run one truck off the road then pulled across the highway in front me coming to a stop blocking all traffic. Hard braking an a slight turn we missed the back door where a kid sat. We did hit him on the rear corner. By the grace of God we only had minor front end damage. The semi-truck behind us was able to stop or it could have been much worse. Still do not know the why but state police talked to him and issued like 4 or 5 citations.
This caused an over 2 hour delay but we pressed on. Arriving in New York we hunkered down packing and cleaning. News about London was not good so we found an earlier flight out for our daughter. The day she was suppose to fly we heard tales of woe from cancelled flights to delays. England shut down shortly after that.
Back in New York received word that our reserved trailer was not available. By the next day it had all been worked out and we got exactly what we needed.
The morning after retrieving our daughter from the airport we loaded up everything she had and left New York. New York City went on lock down the next day. Driving back to Texas was fun with no problems.
Trust in him during these perilous times
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