Welcome back to Unfiltered Faith podcast. This is Meredith talking. I am currently under quarantine alone in my

house. And before we get into episode three, which we recorded a few weeks ago, Stoss and I are both going to give you

just some updates and encouraging words and our kind of thoughts on what's going on right now. Before I get into it, I want to actually pray over

everyone listening. Here we go. Father God, to you, I give all the glory. I thank you for this

platform to reach people. Help us see in the spirit and not in the flesh. Help us to not judge the

flesh, but to see the heart you're our peace

and safety you're the rock we stand on when all other ground is sinking sand in your heavenly name i pray

amen the whole world is pretty much on lockdown at this point and i think this is a huge wake-up call to

the world it's a wake-up call for us to remember what is truly important in our lives.

I've been spending my days in the word, spending time with the Lord. It's crazy. I've never felt

more peace in my entire life than in this chaos. It's like God's light is shining amidst this

darkness. It's always going to shine bright in the dark.

And he's really telling me right now, you know, be still, Meredith. Just be still.

You know, now is a time where we can really just be in our homes and draw close to God and talk to him.

And he just wants your heart. He just wants your heart. That's all. He just

wants us to know him. If you are struggling with something right now and you are turning to certain things to

kind of fill that loneliness or that sadness, whatever that may be, just I encourage you to just cry out to God right now and ask him for help

and seek him and ask for understanding in who you are in him.

And there's no secret way to reach out to him.

He's not going to reject you.

He loves you so, so much, and he's waiting for you to reach out.

He's waiting for you to cry out to him.

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