Storms

Summertime is here…and we have had storms… we’ve had several bouts of lightning and thunder accompanied by torrential downpours…there have even been threats of tornadoes…each afternoon and evening our local news station would break in to give detailed instructions as to where the storm was heading….they also included what we should do to stay safe if the storm hit us…it made me think of how God prepares us for possible storms in our lives…everytime I read the word of God…that is preparation…each time I assemble for the corporate word…I am preparing…when I pray…I am preparing…when I open myself to wise counsel…I am preparing…God in His infinite wisdom is consistently tracking my life..and if I am well connected…I hear Him just as I hear our local meteorologist giving specific instructions how to weather this storm…it is impossible for me to know the exact track of the storm if I am not tuned in to the station…or if the station is on and I am distracted…it just becomes white noise in the background…If I am going to “ride the storm out” in safety…I must be prepared and I must stay focused….storms are a part of life…how well we manage them depends on whether we are listening to the One who tracks the storms and whether we follow all the instructions that are given…are you prepared? There are possible storms in the forecast…

“And he said to them, “Why are you afraid oh you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.” Matthew 8:26

Father when my storms come…cause my heart to turn to you..let your Holy Spirit bring back to my remembrance all that I need to calm my fears and keep me filled with your hope and peace…so that I might ride out the storm with grace…in Jesus name