Lesson from a Squirrel

So our world is facing times called unprecedented, never before seen, first in our lifetime and we are. Never in my life have I seen something like this. The whole world is touched by this terrible Covid 19 virus. So many have become sick, so many have passed away. There is fear of what the future will hold post virus for our economies. It is so easy to obsess about it, to be consumed by it and so easy to become completely stressed by it all. It is everywhere you look and affects so much of our daily lives.

So where does the squirrel come in? Well I was feeling stressed and nearly overwhelmed by news reports, reports from friends etc. then I looked out the window. In our backyard was the cute little mama squirrel. ( I feed her peanuts - don't tell my neighbours!)

She looks like she is wearing a vest from pulling out her fur to make her nest. She was quite busy collecting peanuts (wonder where those came from...shhhh!) and hiding them away for later. All afternoon whenever I looked outside there she was busy about her business. I suddenly had an a-ha moment. You know the ones where you get smacked in the face by a truth God has likely been trying to show you for sometime.

She knew what she should be doing and she was doing it. I realized that no matter what is going on in the world I need to be doing what I know I should be doing. I need to carry on with my life. I need to keep my eyes on God, I need to spend lots of time in His Word and in prayer. I need to look after my husband and my home the very best I can. I need to be a light shining for God even if I can't leave the house much. I need to be kind and loving when I do. I do need to keep up to date but I do not need to obsess and worry. I know Who holds my future in His hands, He loves us and I can trust Him.  I need to live my life in a way that is pleasing to God and my husband.

What a tremendous relief this was to me. I needed to have my focus readjusted and my priorities put back on track. God is so good and He knows what I need before I do and He even provides lessons from cute mama squirrels who may get too many peanuts from some where!

Anyway, this just really spoke to my heart and I wanted to write it down here.
Take Care! Be Safe! Jesus Loves you!
Blessings,
Liisa