What A Storm!

Last night shortly after I went to bed the winds started howling, thunder clapped so loudly I thought it was in my bedroom and the lightning was so strikingly bright it kept lighting up my room through the small slit in the curtain.  As beautiful as the lightning show was initially I soon tired of it and wanted to sleep.  Every time I dosed off though the thunder and lightning would begin again.

Oftentimes we have storms in our lives.  Sometimes they are a small wind with an annoying drizzle and other times they hit us like the force of a hurricane with all the requisite wind and flooding rains.  What is amazing about storms though is no matter what damage they initially cause afterwards whether something needs rebuilt or the rains create growth in gardens it's usually better than before and much more beautiful.

I try to remember this when there are storms in my daily life as well.  During the storm it seems never ending like things will never get better, but after I'm through the storm things are so much brighter and better; I wonder why I was doubting God's help through the storm to begin with.  It amazes me that He continues to get me through them when each and every time I lack faith of His plan.

Today I'm trying to remember that He can make my life better than I can ever imagine if I just remember to trust him through the storms and allow him to give me the beautiful results.

Psalm 107:29
He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.