I haven’t been to school in a while but I’m still learning. It’s been about a year since the global shut down began and we became aware of the Covid-19 outbreak in our country. We are now remembering the lives lost and the lessons learned during this pandemic while figuring out different ways to move forward. I’m praying that we will remain teachable in every season. My prayer is this, Lord teach us your ways whether we are sick or well. Whether the doors are open or closed, the gas prices go up or down, the masks are on or off and whether we gather in person or online we can still learn. Lord help us lean in, listen and learn. Amen
I don’t get sick too often but when I do I’m usually down for the count. There have been a lot of people getting sick with colds and the flu this season. I recently got a touch of a cold and it had me up and down. I received all kind of advice from gargling to purchasing the medicine ball drink from Starbucks to get rid of my symptoms. I did a few of those things but the best thing I could do was rest. I rested my body. Sometimes I was feeling alone as I ached, and my throat hurt, but God was there to comfort and soothe me. I’ve learned, no matter how I am feeling I must trust God to do the healing. We must rest in Him during our weary and well doing seasons. When your heart is hurting, lonely or even angry seek God’s face for extra strength and trust He will take care of you. God is a Healer. Cold and flu seasons are serious. Life is serious. God’s caring is serious. I thank God for allowing me to get back on my feet. I pray you too will be well and take care of yourself physically so you may keep living on pitch. Let not your heart be dismayed, God will and He does take care of you.
I’m glad it’s almost time for the weekend. I have had a busy week and I’m often told I am such a busy person. I realize being busy a lot has its ups and downs, which makes me think sometimes about how busy I am but God isn’t. God isn’t trying to get it all done in a week or even 24 hours. It’s already done. God isn’t trying to meet deadlines or deal with crunch time on a project like me. He is not limited by time. One day is as a thousand years to God. 
This was a busy weekend for me. It was busy and beautiful at the same time which sounds a little crazy to me. I was surrounded by beautiful people and beautiful things all weekend long. Over the weekend I discovered my love for music again. I found myself lost in several songs, jamming to beats I heard before and some I had not heard. I thank God for allowing me to take time to slow down and appreciate so many of the gifts all around me. Gifts of being loved and sharing God’s love, spending precious time with family, meeting new people, and watching beautiful waves crash against rocks. There is so much beautiful music in my life and I must slow down to hear it, appreciate it and love it. Listening to music and singing, always lifts me so I lost the busy and found the beauty. I discovered I must not get so busy I can’t sing a song or sing along. My love for music runs deep within my heart. God’s beauty surrounds me, and I could sing of His love forever. What song might you sing to encourage yourself in the Lord today or make someone’s day beautiful?
As I start to focus on this year ending I am reflecting on various things such as being a little off track. I don’t like being off track so getting back on is always a good thing for me. I realize sometimes I messed up. I’ve made mistakes and I felt bad because I have missed the mark completely. I may have gotten off track, lost focus or lost my balance. Sometimes it happened at work, sometimes it was at home and other times at church. I’ve set spiritual goals, personal goals and life goals trying to be both purposeful and intentional. I start off good saying I will read and study more, pray more, watch what I eat, give more, serve others more. I will take time out for God, take time out for me, take time out for others and so forth. Each time I ‘ve gotten off track I learned a lesson about living on pitch. When I am off track on the job, off track with my health and wellness, off track with my relationships I must check how I am living and how much I am giving. I have learned my mistakes & mess ups are all based on the issues of life. I’ve learned a few lessons this year from the issues of life unfolding. For me, living on pitch involves full-time commitments, devotion to God and discipline. It doesn’t mean perfection. It doesn’t mean I won’t ever fall off track or lose focus at times when life happens. It just means I thank God He restores my soul. It means I thank God for brand new mercies every morning. It means I do not lose heart. Now that’s what I call Living on Pitch.
Living On Pitch 