Since November 2, 2020 our life has been a whirlwind of issues: about a week after that my stepmother-in-law died from Covid; then my father-in-law was hospitalized for the same thing (on the day of her funeral); my son lost the skin off his toe (by the end of this month, March 2021 I think his toe will be finally healed); , my husband and son got Covid. Husband ended up in ICU for 10 days almost dying. Praise God he didn't (though he is still on oxygen even four months later -- yet he is healing every day.. and praise God. He just got home and told me he didn't use the oxygen all day at school!!). Two of my adult children have had loads of turnover in their lives which has been very much a part of our lives.
One situation really broke me. But the really cool thing was that God used something new to heal me. He somehow got me writing poetry. Maybe He had been preparing me to become a poet (I am not saying I am good. Just saying I love writing it). For the last year and a half prior I had begun to read lots of it. I still am. I even have favorite poets now. And I even (and so does Hawk) now love Shakespeare's plays. We read all the comedies and several of the tragedies. Maybe all that got my soul ready to write? I have no idea.
I started writing poetry at the end of January and have written 51 so far. I try to write a poem or finish one daily. It has been healing to my soul. Maybe try it! Or if there is something you really yearn to do, do it. Something creative. You have no idea how God will use it.
God can use anything to bring healing into your life. Be adventurous! Try. Be willing to be a fool. Being a fool for Jesus is a wonderful thing.
I don't know what God intends to do with my poetry. Maybe it is just for my inner healing and mental health. If so that is fine. But I am going to share four poems with you. I hope they bless you. God is good. Seek Him. This world is changing more rapidly all the time. The time is near. Don't waste it on seeking after fame or riches or power. Those things may satisfy for a moment, but you will yearn for more and more until your soul is just a dried-out husk. Instead seek God and His love and His truth. You will be satisfied.