Four (4) out of six (6) in my family are frontline health workers. They work in tertiary hospitals where cases of COVID-19 patients are relatively high as reported by the Department of Health. They endlessly work 24/7 even during weekends to provide healthcare for the welfare of the Filipino people.

Despite being unappreciated, overworked and underpaid, they remain committed to the oath they have taken.

We all have our own side of the story. You may have a loved one, whom you are concerned with (of course every one of us do). People are panic buying, rushing and beating the deadline before the community quarantine plus the endless and stressful news of the rising number of cases nationwide and internationally.

How can we have a peace of mind?

Fears and doubts entangle us during this time, but we cannot let this fear stop us. We need to become warriors instead of being a worrier. How? I think the key is to cling more unto his word instead of entertaining the anxieties that we have.

Psalm 91:3-6

Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare
    and from the deadly pestilence.
 He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

This is a great reminder of how God wants us to know more of his promises so we can claim it. He who promised is a way maker and a miracle worker. Never did he fail in fulfilling his promises for he is a promise keeper. He is Faithful, as always.

We can choose to panic or pray more about this matter. The word itself is an evidence that this too, shall pass. Maybe not today nor tomorrow but surely God did not want this matter to happen. Yes, maybe he allowed, just like how he allowed the testing of Job’s faith. But it drew him closer to the Lord and the Lord even blessed him a thousand folds.

Amidst all these, I choose to be Still and even though there’s a hundred reason to worry, I will choose to say a thousand Hallelujah to the one faithful God, who is mighty to save.