Last night I was laying in bed and the wind was howling outside my window. For some reason it reminded me of when I was young. Whenever there was a wind storm or thunder storm I would lay in bed for hours, terrified, unable to sleep. In my young mind that wind was strong enough to blow the roof right off my house. So I would just lay there, watching and waiting for the storm to end. Last night was different though. As I layed there listening to the wind, I didn't feel any fear. Instead, I felt thankful. Immensely thankful to have a warm house to protect me from the elements.
As I thought on this more, I began to think on this in a spiritual sense. There are "storms" that we face everyday in life, and when storms or trials come, fear can so easily arise within us. Fear of the unknown. Fear of losing control. We must remember, however, when a storm may be brewing around us we can thankfully rest in the fact that we are safe in the hands of our Father God! When we are surrendered to Him here is no storm strong enough to separate us.
all i can say is AMEN!!!
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I love this analogy. So powerful :)
ReplyDeletegreat thoughts and a beautiful picture... stopping by from S&SS
ReplyDeleteOh praise God for that! Indeed!
ReplyDeleteI love analogies too, I think in them alllll the time, even late at night, I drive myself wacko. It's a good way to learn though, and I have learned a great way for kids to learn. I have been teaching my daughter life lessons like that since she was 2. LOL
THE LORD ALWAYS CALMS THE STORM, not always around us, BUT WITHIN US.
xo