So, before i moved here i was told that during the summer it pretty much rains every afternoon, and they weren’t lying. Yesterday it was such a beautiful day and so I was going to take my road bike out for a few miles when all of a sudden lightning struck and less than a second later i heard the thunder and thought to myself… this isn’t a very good idea. So I turned around and decided just to drive to the gym instead.
But today, as I sit hear in front of Barnies coffee at my usually table with my usual drink, the storm has passed and wow what an amazing afternoon. I love the feel and the smell of the air after the storm, it is so stinkin comfortable.
Luke 8:22-25 says:
22One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. 23As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
24The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”
He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. 25“Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples.
In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”
Everyone encounters storms in their life, but we must have faith that Jesus will bring us through those troubled times. Whatever you are going through don’t lose faith. What is waiting for you on the other side of the storm is rather beautiful.
