Uncertainty

The condition of being uncertain whether it is that job you want, or more prevalent in today’s world, will we catch that dreaded virus? How do we protect ourselves? Even if we can self-quarantine, how do we get to that place where we can hide out until the uncertainty has past? We have hope because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (Romans 5:5) How did we get that hope? The answer is accepting that we all have challenges and troubles in life, because life is full of uncertainties. To obtain hope, we must endure our troubles that builds character. Character leads us back to hope. We are all sinners, but do we deserve to be subjected to uncertainty. Well, yes because we are sinners. The good news is that while we were sinners, we were given hope through the gift of salvation. (Romans 5:8) So to break it down further our stress from uncertainty reveals our lack of water. What water?

There was a Samaritan woman who had plenty of water for her family, community and livestock. Even when a stranger came along, she was willing to share the water, if the stranger could provide his own bucket. Little did she know that the water this stranger would provide her did not come from a deep well full of natural life giving water. The water he provided was everlasting living water. She had her own uncertainties about this water so demanded to have some. We put demands on our requests as well thinking it is our right. Says who? We can buy as much toilet paper as we can find, but will not make our uncertainty go away. What then will make our uncertainties go away? Well, like the Samaritan women, who had her eyes opened after her own iniquities were revealed, we must believe. She believed and then she acted to tell her community of the living water and they learned for themselves who also believed. (John 4:5-42)

I believe that we are in an extraordinary time of uncertainty. I also believe that this is an opportunity for us all to question ourselves whether we know where the water is and how can we get some for ourselves then share with others. With hope, we shall overcome!

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