Every summer, the alerts go out. The storm is coming! We have decisions to make. Will we stay and guard our property or will we evacuate to safety as we've been urged to do? But no matter which path we take, we are going to experience damage. It may be just a few limbs knocked down or whole communities wiped out.
With or without warning we sail in stormy seas. Various storms are going to come into our lives. Some may be mild while others devastating. They come in the form of divorces, job loss, misunderstandings, illness, accidents, death of friends and family, churches splitting, financial difficulties and bankruptcy. Are we prepared?
Remember the disciples crossing the Sea of Galilee in the storm. As long as Jesus was with them, they had no fear. He brought peace to the raging wind and surging waves. We, too, know that He is there in our storms as well. We need to batten down the hatches in our lives, pray and listen for God's answer to how we should proceed. In him we have faith and hope, a lighthouse in a safe harbor as the storms approach.
"The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble." (Psalm 9:9-10)
How very true.
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