Author: Shaunelius Sterns

I have been married to my wonderful husband for 21 years now. I am a Christian, poet, singer, songwriter, and artist. I have five beautiful children. I enjoy writing and reading my Bible. I also love to pray for others. I love nature and being outside on sunny days. I love spending time with my family and watching shows that makes me laugh.

Forever Wearing Masks

As we now are facing another year of viruses, we are still wearing masks. We are still social distancing, and we are still frustrated because of what is going on. This pandemic has really messed everything up. People are still passing away. I have never seen so much death until now. I know that death is apart of life, but this is not normal, but what is normal this day in time? Just as we were getting comfortable not having to wear our masks unless we wanted to wear them, here we are now having to wear them even if we do not want to. What will it be like next year this time? Will we still be going through the same thing? Will things be different? How can we feel safe when we go out? In some places, people are not wearing their masks, and I am talking about workplaces. Wearing masks are to protect us from catching the virus, but it does not work, because people are still getting sick. What can we do? Our hands are tied when it comes to this. There are those who will not get vaccinated because of how they believe, and there are those who will not get vaccinated because they do not want to. How can the spreading of the viruses stop if people will not get vaccinated? Numbers are going up instead of decreasing. Everyday the numbers change for the worst instead for the better. I am going to do some research on the number of deaths since last year and for the number of deaths this year. You may wonder why I would do something like that. I am going to do it because maybe when I tell my family they will get vaccinated, but then again maybe they will think about it. I know I have been talking about this subject for a very long time; I guess I do because it is important. It is important to me because I want everyone to be in the know about what is going on. Everyone doesn’t watch television to know what is going on. Maybe there are those who would rather not know about what is going on because of fear; maybe it causes stress, depression, and anxiety for them. Everyone looks at things differently. I suppose this is something that we are going to have to go through for sometime until a cure can be found for this. We never thought that there would be a vaccine for this, but some how they seemed to manage to create a vaccine, so let us pray for a cure.

SUMMER IN FULL SWING

Now that Summer is in full swing, it has been very hot even when the wind is blowing. The heat index is even hotter. The question is this, how are we going to be able to go out and have fun? What can we do to enjoy the Summer? Since we have to social distance just as before, how are people going to go to the pool to cool off? Some people have the luxury of having pools in their backyard, or maybe even indoor, so cooling off in the water is at their fingertips. Some people like going into the ocean when they are at the beach to cool off and enjoy the water, but recently there has been shark sighting in the ocean, and the beaches closed because of it.

This is the time of year when vacations are being taken, but what now? Is traveling outside the country still alright, or has it stopped because of this new virus? I just do not think it is a good idea to travel right now, but I know that people are going to do what they have to do vaccinated or not. Life goes on as if this never happened. I just hope and pray that everyone will get vaccinated who has not been vaccinated, the good thing about this is that it is free. What if there was a fee to get vaccinated that everyone could not afford to pay for? What would people think then? How would people feel about it? What would people say? What would people do? I consider this a blessing not having to pay for the vaccine to get vaccinated. W

THOUGHTS

What are your thoughts about how things are now? How do you feel about those who are not vaccinated and these viruses are still spreading rapidly? What are your opinions as to how to keep this from spreading? We are all in tis together. We must protect ourselves and those we are around. How do you feel about the mask situation? In your honest opinion, do you think they are stopping the spread of the viruses? How do you feel about still catching COVID-19, and the Delta Virus even though people have been vaccinated? Should there be a different vaccine for this Delta Variant Virus that will keep people from catching the virus since the vaccine for COVID-19 is not really keeping us from catching the virus? You can leave your answers in the comments.

As I always say, we must pray to God for this to go away. We must not give up hope, and we must not lose our faith in God. Just think that one day this may be a thing of the past that we will get to tell our grandchildren about; some sooner than others, but we must stay positive even while going through this dark time we are facing. With that being said, thank you all for following me on my journey with Food for the Soul. Stay blessed and stay safe. ©2021

I chose these photos because I feel like this could be the only place in the world anyone can breathe freely.
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Facing Another Virus

This year has turned out just like last year, but the difference is that there are vaccines for this virus, but who would have thought that we would be facing another virus? Who would have thought that we would still be wearing our masks even though we have been vaccinated, and who would have thought that we would be worrying about being extra careful? What is this world coming to? Why are we having to face this Delta Variant Virus, and where did it come from, and is it a mutation form of the COVID-19 Virus? We need answers, because all of this is just out of hand. We cannot live our lives freely as we want to like we were doing before all of this started. There was a time in our lives when we could enjoy ourselves with our families and children could go to school and have fun learning, and having fun with their friends. Now we still have to social distance, I can understand that, but who is to say that everyone has something? Masks are just to protect us from breathing in germs that could make us sick, because it they were protecting everyone, there would not be as many deaths even though they are being worn everyday. Yes, it is for our protection, but it makes it hard for some people to breathe; such as myself, but I still have to wear my mask no matter what. When the mask mandate was lifted, I thought that things were going back to normal even just for a little while. I thought we could have a little freedom from wearing them. It was said that the people who were vaccinated did not have to wear their mask if they did not want to unless the places where they went required it. I thought we could be normal, but now that this virus has come, we have to resort back to what we were doing in the first place. This really sucks! Pardon my language but this is just how I feel. Everyone should feel some type of way about this! everyday it is something different. You cannot even watch the news anymore without having to hear something about this pandemic that has been going on for a year now.

I absolutely wonder what the children feel about this. This has made the days darker than ever, but God still bring out the sun for us to feel warmth, and rain to cool us off, but most of all Jesus is still the light in this darkness that we face on a daily basis. What about the businesses, are they going to stay open through all of this, or are they going to close again? People have lost so much because of this, and even though a lot of businesses have opened back up I wonder what it is like. I wonder if they are getting the same kind of business that they were getting before tis happened.

There are children who are not old enough to get the vaccine to be protected. What about the new born babies, how are they being protected? This is something that they did not consider when they were making the vaccines; they did not think about the children. What about the side effects? They did not think about that either because it makes everybody feel different. Some have side effects as to where others don’t. I have gotten some of my strength back, but my body still feels weak at times. I never thought in all of my life that we would be going through something like this. I can just imagine what the rest of this year is going to be like. Feel free to leave your comments and thoughts on these viruses. I really want to know what you think, and how you feel about this situation that we are facing. Don’t forget to like. This will be aired on my show, Food for the Soul on Spotify as soon as it is recorded, so stay tuned for more of my insights on what I think and feel about what we are facing. Stay blessed. Don’t forget to talk to Jesus. He loves us all. We are all in this together. ©2021

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Prayer for Today according to Psalm 103:19

Beautiful calmness

God, as I reflect on Your power, I am overwhelmed by how great and kind You are. You created all things, Your understanding is unsearchable—and yet You also care about the little details in my life. Thank You. Today, I want to remind myself that You are near, and You love me. Nothing is impossible for You! Hallelujah and Amen!

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Psalm 103 · Devotional- The Antidote to Forgetfulness

Psalms 103 • Devotional https://bible.com/reading-plans/16497/day/2?segment=0

We are people who sometimes have a one track mind. We are only focused on the matter at hand. We do not take the time to stop and think about the things that we are forgetting to do. Before we know it, the day is gone and we still for whatever reason do not get everything done that we wanted to do. Do we ever think about what God does for us and thank Him? Do we ever take the time to stop and smell the roses? These are the things that are important for us to do if we want to be happy. When we slow down we can think clearly. We can get things done and not be frustrated all of the time. When we stop and thank God for all that He has done for us, and is doing for us, and for what He will do for us in the future, we will be in peace. We will not worry about the things that are going on around us, I am not saying we will not care, but I am saying that we will not focus all of our time on one thing.

When we focus on God, and keep our mind stayed on Jesus, everything else is just shadows in our eyes. So we must not lose sight of who our provider is. What if God forgot about us, how would we feel? What would we think? Would we give up thinking that He does not care for us? I know that God will be silent, but that does not mean that He has forgotten about us. We are always on His mind. He is always thinking about us. We are His children, He will always be thinking about us and what we need, and want. He knows everything that we do not know about what we need and want. God is good, and we need to acknowledge that even in the hard times, and in the dark times that we are facing right now, He is working things out for our good. I know things are not looking good because of what we are facing, but there is still hope for a better tomorrow whether we believe it or not. God is always doing new things that we cannot see because of our lack of faith. Darkness hides the light that is before us, but when we keep our focus on the One who created it all, we can see even in the darkness that we are facing right now. When we hold on to our faith, and hold on to God’s unchanging hand all things are possible to those who believe. This is why we must not give up hope. We must not let this darkness cause us to lose our hope in God. We must keep the faith! We cannot forget all of the benefits that God has given to us, and all of the wonderful things he does for us on a daily basis. It is a blessing to be on the earth one more time; everyday that He allows us to be here on this side of heaven is a blessing and a miracle, because if could be the other way around, we could be at home wit Him, so we must never forget about God.

I know that we get busy and distracted with the things that we have to do on a daily basis, but we must find time, and make time to spend with God. Talk to Him through out your day. Tell Him what you are going through. Pour your heart out to Him, He is listening to every word. He is always ready for His children to come to Him with everything, and I mean everything. It is not like He doesn’t already know anyways.

When you read these twenty two verses in Psalm 103, let it sink in. Don’t just skim through it. God is telling us beautiful things. He is telling us the things that He does for us. He wants us to know these things because it is important to Him that we know these things about Him. We can count on God when we cannot count on anyone else. That is a fact, not fiction.

He tells us about a lot of amazing things through His Word, we just have to pay attention when we are reading; that is the main reason why I always have my tablet to take notes in, or I take notes on my computer, or my phone. I am always ready for God to show me something I need to know.

I want you to know that Jesus loves you. He is always ready to listen to what you have to say, it des not matter what you have to talk about, He is always ready for you to come to Him and lay it at His feet.

I can say that I have often forgotten to carry my problems to Him. I can truly say this about myself. It is because sometimes I be going through so much, and I try to carry it on my own, but I have to make myself remember to give all my burdens to Him. Sometimes you just have to give Him your tears when words will not come, simply because of the depth of the hurt and pain that you are carrying. I have been down that road more times than I care to count, but afterwards I feel better…not so weighed down by burdens. There is nothing wrong with that. We all go through things in our lives that we just cannot handle on our own. We need Jesus everyday. I always call on Him. It may not be out loud all of the time, but I do call on Him, even when I am happy I call on Him. Why do I call on Him when I am happy? I call on Him because I always need Him. It does not matter if I am happy or sad, I am going to call on Him.

With that being said, I just want to thank everyone for following me on my journey with Food for the Soul. Stay blessed. Stay Safe.

Absolutely Beautiful

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20103&version=KJV
You can click on this link and it will take you to the Scripture of Psalm 103 KJV if you would like to get a better understanding of this chapter.
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