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quarantine checkup

Here in the odd twilight of Quarantine Land, it can be easy for thoughts and emotions to muddle. If you’re not naturally introspective–or even if you are–sometimes reactions can catch you out of the blue.

Why’d I just snap at her?

Why am I so fatigued? I’m pretty much doing the same stuff as usual.

Gosh, why do I feel tears?

#COVIDcrazy is real. So how can you make the most of quarantine, huddling into a bit of soul-rest–and the rested version of yourself–rather than the stressed version?

(BTW–loved me a Zoom meeting with a group of ladies this week as I talked about your soul on rest.)Quarantine Zoom

So as I love to do, I’ve got a mashup for you of quarantine questions to journal or pray over. (No need to get overwhelmed. Choose a couple that seem to ping on something when you read them.)

Quarantine Questions

  • What’s one moment you’ve loved having with your family home?
  • List 10 things you’re particularly grateful for amidst all that’s going on.
  • In the past, what are three significant ways you’ve seen God care for you in scary or tough situations?
  • What’s the hardest problem for you to solve right now?
  • What are you most craving from God?

  • What’s one situation in the past when God hasn’t responded in the way you hoped? How does that influence your current sense of trust?

  • How are you doing with loving others while in quarantine? What do you like about what you’re able to do? Of what do you need to repent?
  • What do you most fear right now? What is out of your power? Who’s on your heart right now? (To put this a different way, what most requires your trust right now? According to Scripture, how does God respond to these deep, painful concerns of yours? In what ways do you most need him to help your unbelief [check out Mark 9:23-25])?
  • What do you wish you could hear from God right now?

  • What’s God seem to be revealing to you during quarantine? (Tip: Write these things down.)

  • What verse could serve to anchor you right now?
  • Who might God be prompting you to help?
  • Write down 5 adjectives describing your state of mind in the last few days. Then, write down three adjectives that you hope to describe this time when it’s said and done.
  • What’s one value you hope to preserve when this situation is over? (More time with my family. Less overcommitted. Resilience. Less selfishness. More habits of trusting.)
  • What’s internally driving/motivating you right now–in healthy ways (preparedness; compassion), and unhealthy ones (fear, impatience)?
  • Are you isolated? Connected? Vulnerable? Strong enough to reach out to others? How’s your self-care? Pace of life? Success in listening to God and others?

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