A spiritual crisis descended on me with the force of a blizzard, a hurricane, and a tornado all in one. Perhaps you’re in a similar situation as you read this article.

In shock, I reacted with doubt. Why God? Why now? My paid speaking engagements were cancelled. How can I manage? I barely stopped to gasp for breath and didn’t wait for God to answer me.

I spoke at a Toastmasters meeting last December. The topic, My Plans for 2020. They included attendance at a speakers conference in March, a writers conference in May, and another speakers conference in July.  Also, a cruise. No conference in March and probably the May conference is too soon. No cruise possible, at least not this year. Let this pandemic end for me to attend the July event.

God, you could have prevented the pandemic. Why didn’t you? Where were you?

Maybe your plans for 2020 have also changed. If you’ve lost loved ones because of Covid-19, you may not have had contact with them or seen them before their death. Perhaps your spouse died in 2020 prior to the pandemic, and you’re grieving.

A local family lost their son to the pandemic. Are they angry? Do they wonder where God is or why he didn’t heal their son?

I don’t have answers to any of the questions, but I can offer three ways to handle a spiritual crisis.

The first way to handle a spiritual crisis is to be honest with God.

God knows how you feel. You might as well be honest and tell him. “Pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge” (Psalm 62:8 NIV). You might feel comfortable pouring out your heart to God through audible conversation with him or through journaling.

Years ago, within seven months, I lost two aunts, my mother, and my only child. Honesty helped me release the pent-up emotions.

Related internal link on my website,

How to Know Where You Are in the Stages of Grief?

I encourage you to tell God out loud or through journaling.

The second way to handle a spiritual crisis is to remember God’s character.

The Bible says, “God is love” (1 John 4:8 NIV). It also says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16 NIV).

God is not unreliable or untrustworthy. Check the Bible again. It says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8 ESV).

The same God who brought me through the life-threatening disease of cancer and the shattered dreams of divorce will bring me through the pandemic. If I get the Coronavirus, God will give me physical healing on earth or the ultimate healing in heaven. Either way I win.

The third way to handle a crisis is to become like children.

In the New Testament, Jesus says, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:2–4 NIV).

Children depend on their parents for food, clothing, and shelter. Will you and I depend on God for our needs?

As I stretch and exercise in the house, I play praise and worship music. Sometimes, I play the children’s songs on YouTube. Their enthusiasm, spontaneity, and trust in God remind me of how God wants me to be.

Conclusion and Next Step:

In conclusion, the three ways to handle a spiritual crisis are to:

1. Be honest with God.
2. Remember God’s character.
3. Become like children.

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Related External Post:

George Mueller, Orphanages Built by prayer

https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/church-history-for-kids/george-mueller-orphanages-built-by-prayer-11634869.html

Copyright © by Yvonne Ortega March 26, 2020