In my last two posts I established it’s not okay to give up, but it’s okay to take a break. But what about when you can’t do either? That’s where I’m at right now.

I’ve been caring for my husband as he recovers from knee replacement surgery and I’m still performing with my Sweet Adelines chorus with over a dozen booked Christmas events. This is why I set aside writing my novel. I imagined I could still write my blog posts to keep my writing going, but my time with God is lacking and my brain can’t think deeper than what’s for dinner or what’s next on the calendar (PT, performance, or other).

Technically I could take a break from singing, but my mental health would suffer. And I may want to take a break from my husband, but I won’t, I love the guy too much. Besides, he’s taken care of me plenty of times.

So what can I do? What will restore my spiritual health? Because restoring my spiritual health will also restore my mental health.

Answer: write my blog. This always works for me. I have to take a minute to think about what scripture verse will help me with my situation. You can do this too, even if you don’t write a blog. Just think about how you would help a friend going through a similar situation. What scripture has helped you that would help them?

If nothing comes to mind, I think of a word that describes my trouble and do a word search. Or, this one I found by searching what the Bible says about God wanting a relationship with us.

For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.

Zephaniah‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬

This is the one I want to hear today.

Grace & Peace,

Sandy

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