Opportunities During the Coronavirus

Okay, it is time to write out some thoughts I have been having over the last few days.

 I have sat in on my share of emergency meetings, discussions, and cancellations this week. I just had to inform a college soccer team that their spring season has been majorly altered. Many have expertise in these kinds of areas and I have learned a lot in a very short amount of time. I am not going to talk about hoarding toilet paper or sanitation practices. What I would like to write about is the opportunities right before your eyes. So here we go... 5 opportunities during the coronavirus.

1. This is an opportunity for your family to slow down. Living life at a breakneck speed should not be an issue any longer. Everything is being canceled and for a long time. Never in my life have we been able to push the reset button. No excuses now, it is an opportunity to get your marriage, family, faith, and free time back!! Amazing.

2. It is an incredible opportunity to spend family time. All the things you have been wanting to do can now happen. Game nights, eating together, learning something new, household projects, can all be family building exercises. Most people should be incredibly happy that they will be spending more time together. Is this true of you?

3. Your children can be children and learn to "just play".  Sending your child to go play in the back yard is a thing of the past. I am optimistic that people will go back to "old school" ing it and encourage and teach them how to play. This would be a great time to have a media fast. Who knows how this event could reset our culture!!

4. It is an opportunity to purge from the addiction to sports.  In my opinion, "sport" has replaced a lot of the top priorities in life. Marriage, family, friendship, church are often replaced for the priority of being entertained by a sporting event. People may start to see that watching someone live their life isn't as good as living their own.

5. It is an opportunity to reject fear and trust in God. No one gets out of this life alive. This is a fact. Living a life of fear is so exhausting. This is an opportunity for you to trust God for your life now and in for eternity.

There are many more opportunities that I am thinking about but here is five for now.