DISTRACTED

 Well, these past few weeks have been weird.  I got COVID-19 in the middle of September and haven't been at work since.  I am a Dental Assistant so it hasn't been safe for me to be back at work.  I finally get to go back in on Monday!!  I was doing really good with reading my bible every day and following the Lord until I got the Rona.  I've noticed this past week that my husband has been a little hateful with his words and I have been complaining a lot.  I'll get into that in a minute but I want to share my Rona experience first.  It was easy.  I mean did I feel like dirt?  Yep!  It felt like I had a really bad cold.  Super stuffy in my nose, couldn't breathe out it for like 5 days, felt super tired, and coughed....a lot.  I never got that "headache" that they say you will get.  Just hit me like a freight train one day and I was down for about 3.  My smell and taste did disappear.  It's been 3 weeks now and I still can't smell or taste anything.  My lungs feel great, the cough is gone, and I'm back to running again.  Seriously.  Started back to running about my 5th day after contracting the Rona.  I took vitamin D3, Zinc, steroids, and a baby aspirin.  Don't understand why everyone swiped up all the toilet paper.  You don't need it if you get the Rona.  I drank gallons and gallons of water it felt like.  Did sleep a lot but when I wasn't sleeping, I got up and moved around to keep my body active.  But that was it.  I had no underlying conditions so that might have helped.  My lungs never burned and my breathing stayed normal.  Did have a fever for about 3 days.  Guess that's why I slept a lot.  Anyway, I feel great and glad I'm over the hump of the Rona!

Back to being distracted.  I got distracted from the bible and Jesus during this time.  No, I did not lose my faith and did not stop praying but I did stop reading my bible.  This past Monday, I went to work on the farm with my husband.  Gotta pay the bills somehow since I wasn't able to work at my real job.  That's been the toughest part, not getting a paycheck while you are down and out.  I let my negative attitude get in the way of my walk with Jesus.  I constantly complained to my husband about anything and everything.  I had a hateful attitude.  My kids fought with me and I was always nagging at my husband about how hateful his words sounded coming out of his mouth.  Instead, I should have been paying attention to my own self instead of him.  I was pointing my finger at him when I should have been pointing at me!!  See, K-LOVE did a pledge drive for the past two weeks.  We give to them monthly.  If it wasn't for K-LOVE, I wouldn't have gotten back on track with Jesus in 2012.  But anyway, I got distracted by work and worrying about my husband's attitude instead of mine.  Satan is pretty good at keeping us distracted from Jesus.  He will use anyway he can to lead us astray.  He will keep us busy with work.  Keep us looking at our phones.  Let us get selfish and think "me, me, me" when we should be reading our bible or be teaching our kids about God instead of rushing around the house like a mad person.  I was talking to the Lord wondering why my attitude was the way it was.  Then God pointed it out to me that I was distracted!  He made me slow down and think about this week.  Made me realize that he still provided work for me even when I couldn't be at my regular job.  Provided a paycheck so we can make the car payment, buy groceries, and pay a few other bills.  I had to stop and say thank you to Jesus because he always provides a way for us even when we don't realize it.  God is good all the time and his love never fails.  We just have to stop and examine ourselves and see the blessings he has given us.  It may be something small or it may be something big!  Give it a try.  See what you have in front of you and then thank the Lord for the roof over your head.  For the car you drive.  For the food you eat.  For the kids or animals you have.  For your spouse.  For your job.  Whatever you have, just thank the Lord for it.  I encourage you to thank him daily.  That will open so many doors for you.  God is good all the time.  

"Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal."  Isaiah 26:4 NIV