The last couple of days were crazy-stressful.
I always become a little anxious around the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, but when a major storm hit Louisiana on the 16th anniversary of that storm, it felt like a little too much. I spent much of the weekend stress-creating (Saturday) and stress-working (Sunday) until I tired myself out.
My family in NOLA did not/could not evacuate, so when we lost contact due to power outage and sketchy cellular service, I had to constantly remind myself to remain calm.
I read the scripture featured in the doodle art above early last Thursday, and it offered calm assurance near the end of a strangely chaotic week. Soon after, I learned of Ida’s threat to the Gulf Coast and the unlikelihood of its veering in another direction or “dissipating into nothingness.”
The full Bible verse reads:
His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. —2 Peter 1:3 NIV
My heart needed the first phrase, so I wrote it in my journal and planner to remind myself that God has given me everything I need:
- to tackle the endless list of tasks
- to deal with challenging situations that pop up during the day
- to exercise patience when my urgent questions aren’t answered
- to overcome fatigue
- to remain calm in the face of adversity
“To remain calm…” through Divine grace and power. That part.
My friend Cy relabeled my weekend art “creative prayers.” I think I like that phrase better.
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I pray that God gives you His indescribable peace today!
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Amen. Thank you for your prayers.
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Thank you for this beautiful reminder! I hope your family is doing well! My prayers have been with those in the wake of this latest hurricane.
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Thank YOU, Keturah, for dropping in. Yes, prayers and more prayers.
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Thank you! I have been thinking about you in the midst of this storm and wondering how you were doing. Praise God you and your family are well. And Praise God also for the assurance you’ve reminded us that we ALL have at stressful times that don’t include hurricanes!
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Yes, Praise the Lord! Now to get my parents out of NOLA! I’ve been fretting about them all week! Thanks for thinking of me/us. I no longer live in NOLA, but I still get a bit uneasy during hurricane season.
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Beautiful and inspiring.
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Thank you!
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I am seeing this late, love this post Chandra. Love the card and words. And your words. 🙂 Praying that your family is well, and safe. So devastating. Prayers. xoxoxo
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Thanks, Sheila D!
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