An odd thing happened to me one day. It had started to rain when I reached Stephens City town limits and turned onto a back street. As I looked around, I noticed that it was raining a block to my left, a block to my right, in back of me and about two blocks in front of me. Yet, where I was stopped, there was not a drop of rain. The storm was all around me.
I thought about how sometimes the storms of life are all around us, threatening to come into our lives, yet God protects us and brings us shelter and peace. It doesn’t mean that we won’t have the rains or thunder or lightning of tragedies affect us. Christians are just as affected by storms of life as anyone else. But what is different is that God promises to go through the storms of life with us. God often tells us: Do Not Fear!!
For that brief time, I felt protected from the rain. I felt at peace and comforted. I also felt comforted knowing that no matter what storms my family or I go through, God will keep us to Him and help every step of the way.
When I went to Alabama this past Spring, I quickly learned about our “safe spot” in the house during bad storms. It is here that you wait out the time until the “All’s Clear” is given after the storms are over. We had to use our Safe Spot twice while storms with the possibility of tornados howled outside. But like in the car, I felt protected and secure knowing whatever happens, God would be there to walk with me and with my family.
May you also feel this special peace and comfort in your life this summer and forever. God’s promises for you are real and sometimes mysterious, just like what I experienced that day in Stephens City. Believe in God’s presence and do not fear the storms of life.
Have a great and safe summer.
Blessings
Pastor Mary
Grace Notes newsletter, emailed July 20, 2022
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