Saturday, December 27, 2008

Where do you go when the strom hits?

So here I am this morning sitting in my living room enjoying a nice cup of coffee and spending some time with Jesus. Out of nowhere I see lightning through the sliding glass doors. It's December 27th! Your'e not supposed to see lightning in December when you live in Michigan. And then the thunder started... it was shaking the house. Wow... what a strom and sure enough the rain followed.

I was was being totally disracted from my Bible reading thinking about how odd it was to see such a huge thunder storm this time of year. My dog came up to me... he just stared at me like.. "HELP." I noticed he was physically shaking and then I remembered that he freaks out over thunder. He's a big pit bull but he was acting like a scared litte girl. He laid his head on my lap and I began to pet him and tell him everything was going to be Ok.

Where do you go when you are freaked out? When an unexpected storm hits your world? You know what I'm talking about... those times when a realtionship goes bad, a job is lost do to downsizing, or your just not sure what decision to make.

I thanked the Lord this morning that I can always go to him. My dog may have been scared because of the storm. But he was smart enough to know who to go to when the strom hits. I pray I will always be smart enough to run to Jesus when the storms of life come my way. He is my refuge, my place of shelter and the shield around my life. It's in those times that I run to him when it seems like all hell has broke loose that he calmly and confidently tells me all is going to be OK.

His gentle words and the touch of His Spirit bring peace to my troubled soul.

May you hear His Spirit speak to you this morning. Is. 3:10 says, "Tell the godly all will be well with them..."

The storms of life will come... and at times when you least expect them. Just remember who to run to.

Blessings,

Kevin

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