Some of life's storms - great sorrow, a bitter disappointment, a crushing defeat - suddenly come upon us. Others may come slowly, appearing on the uneven edge of the horizon no larger than a person's hand. But trouble that seems so insignificant spreads until it covers the sky and overwhelms us.
Yet it is in the storm that God equips us for service. When God wants an oak tree, He plants it where the storms will shake it and the rains will beat down upon it. It is in the midnight battle with the elements that the oak develops its rugged fiber and becomes the king of the forest.
When God wants to make a person, He puts him into some storm. The history of humankind has always been rough and rugged. No one is complete until he has been out into the surge of the storm and has found the glorious fulfillment of the prayer "O God, take me, break me, make me."
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Jean,
ReplyDeleteHow true! God has not promised sky always blue....But God hath promised strength for the day, Rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.
This reminds me of Psalm 91:15 --- He will be with us in trouble .... He goes through the problem with us...we are not alone.
Psalm 91: 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.