Last evening, we had a terrible storm in our area. Well, okay, it wasn't the worst one I had ever seen. But my two dogs thought it was as they clamored to get beside me in bed. Like they thought that if something bad happened, I would save them. (I would certainly try)
I had definitely seen worse storms. Not only the kind that brings pounding rain down. Or snow that brings blizzard conditions.
But the kind that do damage. To the heart. To the mind. To the soul.
Being a Senior, there have been many. But at the same time, I have watched as Jesus restored many of those storms, making them work to the good of those that went through them as Romans 8:28 promises us.
When Jesus walked among his friends one day, he rebuked the storm that was going on while they were in the boat. It was so bad that it had frightened them, and they were afraid they were going to drown.
They forgot for a few minutes just who Jesus was. The Son of God by whom if they had remembered it, could save them.
And in fact, He did. (Mark 4:35-41)
Sometimes in our strife of just getting through a day, we take our eyes off of what is important. Or more importantly, who is more important.
Jesus wants us to focus not on the storms swirling around us, threatening to pull us under, but on He that can and will cause them to cease, or sometimes at least to slow down.
Because in this life, he is getting us ready. Ready? Ready for something that sometimes we have no clue about. And at some point, we will be ready to go and meet Him. Our final destination.
Oh, and my precious dogs who were so afraid. Once the storm passed and stopped, one of them that doesn't normally sleep in my bed, jumped down and slept somewhere else for the night.
Her fears were calmed so easy.
Why can't we humans be able to calm down so quickly when we know we have someone from above watching out for us?
Thanks for coming by Friends. Have a blessed weekend.
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