Many are feeling the pressure and stress of these times. Loss of jobs, closing of businesses, people unable to make ends meet. Schools closing, parents are asked to become tutors and oversee remote education via internet. New and uncomfortable norms are emerging for children and parents.

Abuse has risen on children, husband and wives abusing each other in some cases, turmoil has seemed to have crept in, invaded and seized families under pressure. Without it being anyone’s fault plenty of blame is passed around, as though passing blame is the ultimate gratification.

We are seeing in this season problems reaching all tiers of class, economy, gender, race, and culture. There are perplexities in all levels of life. What are the answers to help lift and alleviate these changes in life?

It’s important to know there is hope.

The hope I’m referring to can’t be in a vulnerable economy that can easily be neutralized over time by a pandemic. No, we need something impervious to viruses, plagues, or anything other thing that makes vulnerable a people and an economy.

We need something stronger than the security of a good job that can be taken away for any reason. Many things we trust in are unstable, but we give our faith to theses unsecured and unstable things, often without other known options, so we press on and hope for the best .

We all believe and disbelieve in something. What if there was something no, even better, SOMEONE to trust and put our confidence in who won’t fail us.

Nope. Not offering religion. Not offering pie in the sky, no guarantees. I’m not offering anything unreasonable. People have problems without religion. People go through difficulties without God, so He can’t be the reason for not accepting His help.

Some believe God is angry with them, He’s unforgiving and disapproves what they’ve done to the extent He wouldn’t want to hear a word they uttered. These are all false.

Here’s what I’m offering, only if you believe in the existence of God. Go to God and just talk. It may be that you don’t know the formality, you may not know the protocol, here is the good news, it doesn’t matter.

Just ask God if He’s real to prove Himself to you. Give it time. Don’t have a preconceived expectation. Let Him reveal Himself, when He wants, the WAY He wants. God can speak for Himself. Be patient. It will be worth it.

Ask Him about your situation and what you should do, invite Him to help you. God is able to speak to you in a manner and language you understand. If you try this and give it time. If you approach God humbly without argument and skepticism, you just might be surprised. Try it… then listen.

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