I've been thinking about storms. They come in many different forms (hey, that rhymes!)
All last night I heard thunder rumbling and saw the flash of lightning as a classic summer thunderstorm marched across our area...a reaction to the big heat buildup of the past day. Right now one of the first seasonal hurricanes is plodding toward the Caribbean. Over the past few weeks a storm has hit the stock market as excessive high-risk borrowing has resulted in business failures. Six coal miners were doing their regular daily work 10 days ago when a "mountain bump" caused a cave-in and an exhaustive rescue effort commenced. Yesterday afternoon as my physical therapist was exercising my arm (broken during my personal biking accident/storm) she mentioned that her Mom had a kidney transplant. A friend of the therapist was the kidney donor. Unfortunately this friend is now going through a marriage storm and divorce seems inevitable.
Storms blow through each of our lives. We don't spend the majority of our time in a storm but the impact is often life changing. Storms call for preparation but they also call for endurance and trust. We don't always know what life will look like on the other side of the storm but we know that the Lord has been with us every step of the way and He will help us find our way through the debris and chaos that lie in the wake of the storm. He also will bring a clear sky and peace that stands in stark contrast to the storm.
Mark 4:35-38 Late that day he said to them, "Let's go across to the other side." They took him in the boat as he was. Other boats came along. A huge storm came up. Waves poured into the boat, threatening to sink it. And Jesus was in the stern, head on a pillow, sleeping! They roused him, saying, "Teacher, is it nothing to you that we're going down?"
39-40 Awake now, he told the wind to pipe down and said to the sea, "Quiet! Settle down!" The wind ran out of breath; the sea became smooth as glass. Jesus reprimanded the disciples: "Why are you such cowards? Don't you have any faith at all?"
41 They were in absolute awe, staggered. "Who is this, anyway?" they asked. "Wind and sea at his beck and call!"
blessings,
Rob Smith
http://2daysthought.blogspot.com/
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