Hope you can join us for some time in the Word tonight! I really look forward to being with you all. As always, feel free to slip in late or leave early as needed. Pajamas and bad hair encouraged. 7:30 pm ET.
How are you doing? Really.
It may be business as usual for you. But for many of us, our emotions are magnified, blunted, or roller coastering. I hear of sleep disturbances, weird dreams, heightened feelings, unhealthy coping strategies, trouble with motivation, relational conflicts, frayed nerves, depression, anxiety, anger, and so many emotions shoved down that are shooting out sideways. Pastors and ministry leaders: call me if you need to process, pray, cry, or scream. A good article:
https://medium.com/@alwaysmay/no-how-are-you-really-468c0087b75
Pastors are facing so many pressures as they try to make wise, godly decisions concerning reopening. Every church has a different situation. Logistics for opening vary wildly depending on geographic location, population demographics, building facilities, stages of the curve, government guidelines, worship styles, financial stressors, and so many other factors. Please, please pray for your pastors and ministry leaders. This is an incredibly challenging season for all of us, but leaders are really under intense pressure from all sides. There are no easy answers or one-size-fits-all decisions. No matter which position reflects your thoughts, (and many tell me they think a different way every day!), we can demonstrate support, patience, care, unity, and love as the Body of Christ. Please pray for the Church with a capital C, as well as your local church.
We continue to take things one day at a time. We continue to sort through all the changing and contradicting news, information, statistics, opinions, and Facebook posts. May the Spirit breathe His love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control through us as we seek to walk in His wisdom. “Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.” (James 3:13)