Storm Warning

Here in the Gulf Coast, we know a lot about storms.  As I drive from one destination to another I see street signs reminding me of their impending danger: 'Beware. It's hurricane season.  Be prepared.'   Hurricanes are unarguably one of the most powerful and dangerous types of storm on earth.   They are unpredictable, unstoppable, uncontainable superstorms that ravage communities, overtake nature, and claim lives.  In order for one to form, they require a very specific setting. The temperature of the ocean and air must be right.  The direction of the wind current must be just right.  Even the place of where the storm forms is specific.  If it is too near or far from the equator, there will be no storm.  How unlikely it is that each of these elements will jibe in unison, yet every now and again they do. Then hell on earth happens.

Our lives can be like hurricanes.  It is disturbingly uncanny how many unfortunate circumstances can surface all at once setting the stage for the perfect storm in our lives.  A loss of a job precedes the loss of a loved one only to be followed by unexpected unsurmountable expense.  You can almost literally feel yourself being blown away by the tempests life is throwing at you.  I understand. 

I want today's writing to serve as encouragement.  Every storm that has come, (no matter how destructive) every single one ever formed, in time has passed.  Not one of them lasts forever, or even a lifetime.  The same applies to your storm.  Whatever you are experiencing no matter how horrific it is, follows this same principle.  The storm you are in, even those that have dragged on a while, will pass.

In the meantime, keep this in mind.  God formed the wind.  God formed the ocean.  God formed the sun that warms them.  God even formed the specific place in which hurricanes form.  Therefore, God is greater than all of these things and anything they work together to create will never be greater than God.  God is greater than all hurricanes.  God also formed you. God formed the people around you.  God is the creator of all things.  Therefore no circumstance that any person or thing can create in your life can be greater than God.  God is greater than your circumstances.  No matter who got you into it, whether it is was by your fault or someone elses, God can give you a plan of escape and/or be your safehaven during life's storm.  

This is your storm warning.  Problems will come.  Hard times will come.  Hurtful people will come into your life and affect your life negatively.  Sometimes so many problems will come at you at once, you will feel like you can never overcom them. 

 This is your storm promise.  Every storm, every single one, will end.  I am praying right now that God carry you through all of your storms.

Scripture

Deuteronomy  31:6

Be strong and courageous.  Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God that goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.

Prayer:

Lord when we overwhelmed with the troubles of this world, remind us that you are our covering and you are Lord. You are greater than our storms.