Time Out Chair

Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:7-8

Many parents use the ‘time out chair’ for disciplining their children. I think God has sort of put we adults in our own time out chair of sorts to help us learn things during this very strange uncomfortable Covid 19 lock in. 

Back in late 2019 when this strange new virus descended on America I had not heard much about it and to think something like the bubonic plague was hitting our otherwise safe nation was hard to grasp. To imagine it could disrupt life as we know it was unfathomable. Being ordered to stay inside and closing non essential places was difficult for freedom loving healthy people. 

I am sure you can attest to this past 8 weeks of confinement you have probably adapted and gained something from it.  In other words the bad partly became good. Gratitude for freedom is one thing for sure. Getting to go for a haircut. Eating out and going to a favorite movie. Just not being able to be in church in person and hugging friends was a big adjustment. But the end is near. States are starting to open up and people are getting on their feet again. So your time out is about to conclude. Draw from it and carry away a host of new ideas to do life a bit differently. 

PRAYER: Sometimes during this closed in time I felt like screaming.  I am grateful for having freedom and being in a prosperous nation with good health care teams. As we come out of our time out help people be drawn closer to you and help us take away good things to help others. In Jesus’ name.Amen.

Note: I want to thank Marilyn Merkel for giving me the idea for this title whether she knows it or not.