Observe His Word and His teaching
Yesterday I wrote worrying about the future doesn’t do us any favours. It takes away the joy we can have today. So, what can we do to help us take our minds off the noise going on around us when in lockdown?
Learn to lock-in during lockdown
I have experienced issues with my hearing for as long as I can remember. As a child, I was affected with numerous ear infections. Over the years I have had various operations to try and help reduce what I have been experiencing.
More recently I have been suffering with a condition called Tinnitus. This is where you hear a ringing, buzzing or humming in your head or ear. Sometimes the noise can be so loud it distracts you from doing every day normal things.
Research has shown that stress and anxiety can often make tinnitus symptoms worse. I’m pretty sure the current coronavirus situation and the enforced isolation of social distancing would be classed as a stressful situation.
One of the ways to help alleviate stress and reduce tinnitus is by relaxing more. Another solution to help reduce tinnitus is to try and block out the noise and to focus on something else. Focussing on the tinnitus can sometimes make it worse.
Cancelling out the noise in lockdown
This is the same with our current situation. There is so much in the news and on social media about the Coronavirus and lockdown that we don’t know what to listen to. So much noise that it can make us apprehensive and stressed.
The solution I use to help with tinnitus can also be used in the current situation we find ourselves in with the Coronavirus lockdown. We need to find a way of cancelling out the noise going on around us and focussing on what is important.
One way to do that is to focus on His Word. We don’t need to read whole books of the Bible. We just need to find those nugget verses that help us to get through the stressful times.
Here are a few to help…
“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand” Isaiah 41:10
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5-6
Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take”
“I am leaving you with a gift–peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27
“…God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” So we can say with confidence, “The LORD is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?” Hebrews 13:5-6
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
Something to think about…
Do you have a favourite go-to scripture? Why not write it out on some card and stick it somewhere prominent. That way it acts as a reminder when distractions start to get louder. Why not share your scripture in the comments below for others to read.
Prayer
Lord, thank You for Your Word and for the truth within its pages. Please help me not to be distracted with the noise of the world around me, but to set my mind on things above. I ask you to keep all distractions away so I can soak in the truth if Your Word. Thank You that You are here with me wherever I go and that I do not need to fear what is around in this world. Amen.
