Keep me safe, my God,
    for in you I take refuge.

2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
    apart from you I have no good thing

3 I say of the holy people who are in the land,
    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

4 Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names on my lips.

5 Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;
    you make my lot secure.

6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.

7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;
    even at night my heart instructs me.

8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,

10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    nor will you let your faithful one see decay.

11 You make known to me the path of life;
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,
    with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Yesterday I was passing a grocery store when I remembered that my wife had stated how much she’d like to have some meatloaf. I ran in…focused on the items I would need. Grabbing some items I ended up at the meat section… and it was all gone, except for a few hot sausages and miscellaneous stuff. I did a quick shift and changed the menu in my head, than made my way to the check out. I was NOT prepared for what I saw.

I had just heard the Presidents plea to not panic and go crazy. So it wasn’t in my head to even look for signs of crazy. But when I went to get into the exit line, every one of them were at least 30 feet long… and lined with people with shopping carts FILLED every crazy edible thing imaginable! Since I don’t do panic crazy…I put my items back and left!

I guess you could say that on the surface it looks like this COVID-19 has personally cost ME money. Over $2000! I got a message yesterday from a seasonal renter from New York that said they wanted to canceled their trip next week, since all the beaches and restaurants are closed here anyway! WHAAAAA? It is amazing to be sitting in paradise and hear local reports from 1400 miles away! Especially when they’re not true! Now that it was affecting MY bank account, crazy things started to burp up in my brain…until I put an immediate halt on it!

Rule 1 of ANY scenario is to remember that everything I own…isn’t mine! This isn’t MY life… MY home…MY body… or MY bank account! And “I” haven’t lost a dime! I am a child of the King who owns it ALL! And interestingly, while HE doesn’t CAUSE the COVID-19 virus, His Word says that He can USE it to TEST ME to see how firmly I TRUST HIM! Having been through so many REAL crises… I am NOT about to go CRAZY when it comes to trusting Him now! I hope you are being sensible and using this time to share your faith AND your goods with friends and neighbors who DON’T share your strength and faith in Jesus Christ!  And REMAIN CALM.