{"id":4392,"date":"2020-03-17T20:38:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T20:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?p=4392"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:20:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:20:54","slug":"finding-joy-amidst-the-unknown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/2020\/03\/17\/finding-joy-amidst-the-unknown\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Joy amidst the Unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by Evie P., Bible Team Marketing Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In less than a week our house has gone from trying to figure\nout work schedules, concerts, carpools, playdates, birthday parties, church\nactivities, volunteering at schools, and getting ready for Easter outreach to\nisolation. Even for the introverts this sudden turn has brought a huge change\nin routine. It\u2019s caused confusion, stress, fear, anxiety, and wondering if our\ntoilet paper supply will last. (Trust me, I know this is serious, but we still\nneed laughter.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the middle of all of this, I am so thankful that we serve\na God who is always faithful. He never changes (Hebrews 13:8). We can leave all\nour worries at his feet (1 Peter 5:7). And he is in control (the whole Bible really\nspeaks to this, right?). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not being able to talk to friends or those we love physically has led many of us to spend more time on social media to connect with each other. Sheryn tagged us in her Instagram post with her COVID-19 quarantine story. And it brought me so much hope and inspired me to use this time to be still and know that he is God! Read it and be blessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"828\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/MomandDaugherDevotions.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/MomandDaugherDevotions.jpg 828w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/MomandDaugherDevotions-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/MomandDaugherDevotions-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>I am a single mom of a six-year-old girl, Keilah. Our entire country has been placed by our government under a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since I live in the nation\u2019s capital, we are on \u201cenhanced community quarantine\u201d for at least a month. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>This means almost everything is closed. The only reason we can leave is to get food, medicine, or to seek medical care. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>With the schools closed, my daughter is at home with me. Usually I do my morning devotions alone after she has left for the day. I wasn\u2019t going to let quarantine stop me from getting into God\u2019s Word, so I opened my NLT Bible and started reading. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Usually, Keilah and I do devotions together before her bedtime, but that morning she plopped down next to me with her Bible in hand and said, \u201cCan I read my Bible too?\u201d So side by side we read together. She loved that we had the same Bible, but just different covers. What a joy to read it together. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Something good from this quarantine.<br> <br> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Evie P., Bible Team Marketing Coordinator In less than a week our house has gone from trying to figure out work schedules, concerts, carpools, playdates, birthday parties, church activities, volunteering at schools, and getting ready for Easter outreach to isolation. Even for the introverts this sudden turn has brought a huge change in routine. 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