Without some glimmer of things
becoming better people feel there is no reason to look toward to a chance for better days. If you’ve noticed during this recent pandemic
all the focus seems to be “we can get through this together.” However some people always see the “glass as
half-empty” and they always feel that things will only get worse.
I have often quoted from Charles
Dicken’s novel, A Tale of Two Cities: “It
was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” However I don’t think many have understood
why I feel the importance of using this quote so often. Let’s take a moment to consider the times in
which we live.
Most people want to see an end to
this pandemic and have the opportunity to “return to normal.” But have they considered prior to the
pandemic WHAT was “normal?” The world
had economic crises, food shortages, earthquakes, other diseases that humankind
was trying to deal with; there were military confrontations, high suicide
rates, drug problems, killings, crime and violence, and so many other things
that it cannot be mentioned in this short blog.
People have forgotten about many of
these things because they presently can’t go out to eat, they can’t go to the
movies, or visit their friends. Many
have lost their employment and are being totally stressed because of these and
other circumstances. But let’s be
honest: The prior “normal” situation before the pandemic was not that great!
However, many of the “experts” are
stating that the “normal” after the pandemic is over is not going to be the “normal”
we lived in prior to the pandemic. Some
things will be changed. Perhaps they
will be changed forever, who really knows.
I can tell you and I believe this
with all my heart that the future for many people will be completely different
than what we see and hear about today because that future will be the future
that has been promised by our Creator.
He has promised to return the human family to the conditions He had
provided since the beginning of man. He
has promised perfection in a paradise earth.
A far better place to look forward to than any promise that can be made
by a human. Our Creator has not only made
the promise but He has the desire and the ability to make that promise a
reality. That’s the future I am looking
forward to!
QUOTE TO CONSIDER
THOUGHTFUL GEM
"To get yourself OUT of the hole,
you first have to STOP digging."
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