Storms

The view from my front porch

I'm sitting on my front porch watching a thunderstorm. I can be terrified like Dottie, my mom's little Border Collie, who is trembling in a little ball behind my chair here on the porch. However, I am enjoying the mist of rain on my face and listening to the trees sway in the wind. The thunder and lightening don't really frighten me. I've seen bigger storms than this. Literally and figuratively. 

I'm weathering this storm today with a smile on my face and God's peace in my heart. The storm today can't get me down, not like the other "storms" that I've lived through, correction, God has brought me though. There were times I didn't know why in the world I was facing the challenges that were in my path, but now on the other side of the storms, I can see very clearly exactly why I was facing those things. God was able to use those very storms for me to now see that his hand was on me. 

A few weeks ago I was riding in the car coming home from a long, exhausting night of VBS and I was pondering (aka worrying), as usual, about the "what ifs" of my future. Almost audibly God said to me "I've got this! See what all I've brought you through and put in your path? I've got your future taken care of too. No need to worry. I'VE GOT THIS!"  Whoa! What a lightbulb moment! Seriously, God, it's that easy? But God, I'm conditioned to over-analyze everything and anticipate bad things so I won't be caught off guard. I've got to be prepared for the worst. That's what I DO. No, that's Satan's lies. 

"I've got this" God says as he shows me where he has brought me FROM so that I can trust where he is taking me TO. -My Facebook post July 12

This figurative storm I'm weathering seems never ending, but just like the actual storm I've been sitting here watching this afternoon as I type, the worst seems to be over as now the thunder rolls in the distance and the rain is barely falling. Even still, God's got this too. He's had it all along, but I finally have the peace that he's got my future too. I'm sure he's got a GREAT ONE planned for me! 

MASTER OF THE WIND

My boat of life sails on a troubled sea

Whenever there's a wind in my sail.

But I have a friend who watches over me

When the breeze turns into a gale.

I know the Master of the wind.

I know the Maker of the rain.

He can calm a storm, make the sun shine again.

I know the Master of the wind.

Sometimes I soar like an eagle through the sky

Above the peaks my soul can be found.

An unexpected storm may drive me from the heights

Brings me low, but never brings me down.

I know the Master of the wind.

I know the Maker of the rain.

He can calm a storm, make the sun shine again.

I know the Master of the wind.

He can calm a storm, make the sun shine again

I know the Master of the wind.