Health Update
Today, I’m feeling much better. Just a little coughing. My energy is up. I’m feeling generally normal, except for a few minor symptoms that are still hanging on. I’m thankful for the Great Physician for His healing work in my body. I’m praying for others who are still sick. I personally know about 20 of them with COVID in Northeast Indiana right now.
Today, I received a call from the State Health Department informing me that I was exposed to someone who has since tested positive for COVID-19. They told me my date of exposure and I quickly realized the truth: I wasn’t exposed to them, they were exposed to me.
I have cold hard evidence that my COVID case has passed onto other people. So I’m processing out the guilt in my life again. I wrote about how I do that here.
The Scarlet Letter
The phrase “Scarlet Letter” comes from a classic Nathaniel Hawthorn book where an unmarried young woman gives birth to a baby in a very conservative Puritan colony. She is made to wear a dress with a scarlet “A” (representing her Adultery) anytime she is in public in order to shame her.
I feel like having COVID-19 is a little bit of a Scarlet Letter.
I remember the first time I stepped out into my backyard’s patio to get a little sunshine after “coming out” as a COVID-19 patient. I live in town, and my backyard has a direct line-of-sight to 6 different backyards. I looked around, and saw nobody. Reality was I had only been inside for about 12 hours, but it felt like 12 days.
I Heard Some Lies
As I looked around at empty backyards around me I started hearing some lies.
“They’re all scared of you.”
“Your neighbors are so scared of your disease, they are all staying indoors just because you walked out your back patio. You probably should just go back inside and hide. And the next time you want to go outside, you had better yell out and announce yourself, ‘Unclean! Unclean!'”
Had I allowed that self-talk to continue, I’d probably feel like I needed to move away!
That was a lie. Total lies. I have some amazing neighbors and most all of them have had a conversation with me since then – at least from afar – showing their compassion. I love my neighbors and I believe they love me too.
But at that moment, it didn’t feel like. It felt like rejection, simply because they weren’t outside at that exact moment. It was all in my head, and I listened to a lie.
This is a Common Issue
I am not unique nor am I crazy. I have heard from two other COVID patients who echoed this feeling of going outside with a Scarlet Letter. I believe this is a common problem with COVID patients, so I wanted to write about it. One individual does not want anyone to know they have COVID-19 because they feel they’ll be feared the rest of their life; permanently labeled as “unclean.” That’s crossed my mind as well — I am not going to leave my house until I am confident I cannot spread COVID-19, but will others be concerned to come too close to me?
I can’t do anything about what other people think or feel, but I can do something about the lies of rejection that come to my mind.
Anytime you’re listening to a lie, you need to reject the lie and replace it with Truth.
Reject the Lie
I am not rejected.
I am not unclean.
I am not unwanted.
I am not worthless.
Replace it With Truth
I am accepted (Romans 10:9-13).
I am clean (1 John 1:9).
I am desired, no matter how bad I’ve been. (John 17:24, Hosea 11:1,8).
I have a great deal of value. (Psalm 139:13-16, Romans 5:8, Matthew 10:31).
Need Help Rejecting the Lie?
Some people really struggle rejecting (or even recognizing) the lies they agree with. This will tangle you up and cause significant turmoil in your life. Jesus is the deliverer, and He can help you. My church has a great program to help with that called our “Deliverance Process.” It’s all free.
If you want to be freed from the lies you keep hearing in your self-talk, you can be!
Here is a website that explains the process and a few “You might want to consider this if…” statements. You can look at it there. And then click through to this website where you can begin your own spiritual steps to work through to your spiritual freedom.
It works!
If you have any questions about that process, I’d love to help you.
There is certainly a lot to learn about this subject. I love all the points you’ve made.
This paragraph will assist the internet visitors for
building up new website or even a blog from start to
end.
Excellent post. I will be experiencing a few of these issues as well..
The next time I read a blog, Hopefully it doesn’t fail me as much as this one. I mean, I know it was my choice to read through, nonetheless I actually believed you’d have something interesting to say. All I hear is a bunch of whining about something you could possibly fix if you weren’t too busy searching for attention.
Having read this I believed it was extremely informative. I appreciate you finding the time and effort to put this content together. I once again find myself spending a significant amount of time both reading and posting comments. But so what, it was still worthwhile!
Great site you have here.. ItÃs hard to find high-quality writing like yours these days. I really appreciate individuals like you! Take care!!
Good site you have got here.. ItÃs hard to find good quality writing like yours these days. I honestly appreciate people like you! Take care!!
Hi there just wanted to give you a quick heads up. The words in your content seem to be running off the screen in Opera. I’m not sure if this is a formatting issue or something to do with browser compatibility but I thought I’d post to let you know. The design look great though! Hope you get the issue resolved soon. Kudos
It is my belief that mesothelioma will be the most dangerous cancer. It’s got unusual properties. The more I look at it the more I am persuaded it does not respond like a true solid flesh cancer. If mesothelioma is a rogue viral infection, then there is the probability of developing a vaccine and also offering vaccination to asbestos subjected people who are open to high risk regarding developing foreseeable future asbestos linked malignancies. Thanks for giving your ideas for this important health issue.
This site definitely has all the information I needed concerning this subject and didnÃt know who to ask.
I have read a few good stuff here. Certainly worth bookmarking for revisiting. I surprise how much effort you put to make such a excellent informative website.
Hello there, There’s no doubt that your web site could possibly be having internet browser compatibility problems. Whenever I take a look at your site in Safari, it looks fine however when opening in I.E., it’s got some overlapping issues. I merely wanted to provide you with a quick heads up! Aside from that, fantastic website!
bookmarked!!, I really like your site!
Greetings! Very useful advice within this post! It’s the little changes which will make the largest changes. Thanks for sharing!
This is the perfect webpage for anybody who hopes to understand this topic. You realize so much its almost tough to argue with you (not that I really will need toÖHaHa). You certainly put a fresh spin on a subject which has been discussed for decades. Excellent stuff, just excellent!
Hi, There’s no doubt that your website might be having browser compatibility problems. Whenever I take a look at your site in Safari, it looks fine however when opening in I.E., it’s got some overlapping issues. I merely wanted to provide you with a quick heads up! Apart from that, excellent website!
Spot on with this write-up, I truly think this website needs a great deal more attention. IÃll probably be back again to see more, thanks for the info!
F*ckin?amazing things here. I am very glad to see your post. Thanks a lot and i’m looking forward to contact you. Will you kindly drop me a e-mail?
Aw, this was an extremely nice post. Taking the time and actual effort to generate a great articleÖ but what can I sayÖ I put things off a lot and don’t manage to get nearly anything done.
Howdy would you mind letting me know which hosting company you’re utilizing? I’ve loaded your blog in 3 different internet browsers and I must say this blog loads a lot faster then most. Can you suggest a good web hosting provider at a honest price? Cheers, I appreciate it!
Hello! I’ve been following your web site for a while now and finally got the bravery to go ahead and give you a shout out from Dallas Tx! Just wanted to tell you keep up the fantastic work!
An interesting discussion is definitely worth comment. I think that you need to write more on this subject, it may not be a taboo matter but typically people don’t discuss these issues. To the next! Kind regards!!
This is a topic which is close to my heart… Many thanks! Exactly where are your contact details though?
This website definitely has all the information I needed concerning this subject and didnÃt know who to ask.
Very good article. I will be facing many of these issues as well..
Hello there, I do believe your site could be having browser compatibility problems. When I look at your web site in Safari, it looks fine but when opening in IE, it’s got some overlapping issues. I simply wanted to provide you with a quick heads up! Besides that, wonderful website!
I really like it whenever people get together and share views. Great site, keep it up!
I was curious if you ever thought of changing the structure of your site? Its very well written; I love what youve got to say. But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so people could connect with it better. Youve got an awful lot of text for only having 1 or 2 pictures. Maybe you could space it out better?
Nice post. I learn something totally new and challenging on sites I stumbleupon on a daily basis. It will always be useful to read articles from other authors and use something from their websites.
This website was… how do I say it? Relevant!! Finally I’ve found something that helped me. Thanks a lot!
I just couldn’t depart your website prior to suggesting that I really enjoyed the standard information a person provide for your visitors? Is gonna be back often in order to check up on new posts
Ahaa, its fastidious dialogue on the topic of this article at this place at this blog, I have read all that, so now me also commenting at this place.
I’ve been browsing online more than 3 hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. It is pretty worth enough for me. In my view, if all site owners and bloggers made good content as you did, the web will be much more useful than ever before.
Greetings! Very useful advice within this post! It is the little changes that produce the most significant changes. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Greetings! Very helpful advice within this post! It is the little changes that will make the most significant changes. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Your style is very unique in comparison to other folks I’ve read stuff from. Thanks for posting when you have the opportunity, Guess I will just bookmark this blog.
There is definately a lot to find out about this subject. I really like all of the points you’ve made.
You are so awesome! I do not believe I’ve truly read anything like this before. So good to find another person with some genuine thoughts on this subject. Really.. thank you for starting this up. This web site is one thing that’s needed on the web, someone with some originality!
You are so cool! I do not suppose I have read something like this before. So wonderful to find somebody with a few unique thoughts on this issue. Seriously.. many thanks for starting this up. This website is something that is required on the internet, someone with a little originality!
Hey there, I think your blog might be having browser compatibility issues.
When I look at your website in Ie, it looks fine but when opening in Internet Explorer,
it has some overlapping. I just wanted to give you a quick heads up!
Other then that, awesome blog!
I’m not sure where you are getting your information, but great topic.
I needs to spend some time learning much
more or understanding more. Thanks for fantastic info I was looking for this
info for my mission.
The other day, while I was at work, my cousin stole
my apple ipad and tested to see if it can survive a 40 foot drop, just so she can be a youtube sensation. My iPad is now destroyed and she has
83 views. I know this is entirely off topic but I had to share it with someone!
Hi there to all, how is all, I think every one is getting more from this web site, and your views are nice designed for new people.
I’ve learn several just right stuff here. Definitely value bookmarking for revisiting.
I wonder how much effort you set to create this type of fantastic informative site.
It’s an awesome piece of writing in support of all the
internet users; they will obtain advantage from
it I am sure.
We are a group of volunteers and opening a new scheme in our community.
Your web site provided us with valuable information to work on. You’ve done an impressive job
and our whole community will be thankful to you.
Hey there just wanted to give you a quick heads up and let you know a few of the pictures aren’t
loading correctly. I’m not sure why but I think its a linking issue.
I’ve tried it in two different web browsers and both show the same results.
Great work! That is the type of information that are
supposed to be shared across the net. Disgrace on Google
for no longer positioning this post upper! Come on over and talk
over with my website . Thank you =)
We are a gaggle of volunteers and starting a brand new scheme in our
community. Your website provided us with helpful
information to work on. You have performed a formidable process and our entire community will be
thankful to you.
Hi, I check your blog like every week. Your story-telling style is witty,
keep doing what you’re doing!