Do Not Be Afraid of a Little Storm

Society has taught us anytime you experience a trial, it is due to some form of inconsistency with you. You bring certain things upon yourself because of lack of dedication and awareness. In some cases both of those statements could be absolutely true. However, what would you say if I suggest some trials are God's way of not only getting our undivided attention which requires obedience on our part, but to also prepare us for a blessing?

Deuteronomy 8: 1-5

Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land that the Lord promised on oath to your forefathers. Remember how the Lord your God lead you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your father had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.

If you are not careful you will miss the the lesson God is attempting to teach you. Remember each trial you endure is to strengthen your faith. It also provides the opportunity for you to be humbled, so you will know what it is like to do without. That way when you come in contact with someone that is less fortunate, you will be more apt to lend a helping hand. Every trial serves as a testimony of God's unwavering grace and mercy towards us. When that trial is over you can better appreciate the blessing that follows. So the next time your storm comes, slip on your raincoat and rubber boots. And by all means do not forget your umbrella. This time when the rain ceases, and sun evaporates the remaining drops of water, the rainbow that emerges will be truly symbolic of the calm after the storm.

Be Blessed,

Lady 4.0