You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, epidemics and earthquakes in various places. All these events are the beginning of birth pains.
Habakkuk 3:16
When I heard, my body trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered my bones; And I trembled in myself, That I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, He will invade them with his troops. Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls--Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills.
We live in exciting times if you are a Christian. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). While the world around us is full of fear and loosing hope we don't have to. Not because this pandemic or what ever is going wrong in your life. These things will sort themselves out. We don't have to because our God is in control, and also because this is not our home. These are exciting times for us because we trust Him and we can see the great works that He is going to do, and we know that He is in charge no matter how bad things gets here. So let's get our eyes off our bank accounts, the store shelves, and our toilet paper supply, fix our eyes on Him who sits on the Throne.
-KB