It is important for Christ-followers to be humble during this pandemic. It is tempting to let our insecurities get the best of us in one of two extremes. Not only the insecurity of the fear of the future but also the insecurity of wanting to come across to others like we know more than we really do. May God give us the grace to take captive insecure thoughts and make them obedient to Christ (2 Cor 10:5), finding our ultimate identity in Him. He knows what will happen and He will be using it for His glory and our good (Rom 8:28). But we must define "good" as being conformed to Christ's image (v29) rather than defining it as "comfortable" or "easy" or "going my way". Let us pray for our governing authorities (1 Tim 2:2), assuming that they are doing the best job possible with the counsel they are receiving.
Thanks for asking God to move some of my Arab "acquaintances" to become "friends". He actually has been doing that! The strict lockdowns that many of my Arab friends are under have given them more time to connect online. I've been reminded that video chat is more than a little better than audio-only. It's a lot better! Please pray for these brothers and see their updates. Also, pray for our house church as several families are moving from our city and we have faced some challenges.
