I thought of something good to write about this morning during my quiet time.... but I didn't write it down... and that is mine and your loss for I can't remember what it was. Oh well. Guess I will ramble through all this....
Yesterday we had a magnificent storm run through Tempe. I mention just one city cause I think that is the only place the rain hit. The rain was coming down so hard at 4:30 I did not attempt to leave, but waited until 5PM when my boss was ready to leave. The rain had lightened up and we ran to her car in the undercover parking garage. She then drove me about a block away where I park - also under cover. It was the 'getting to the car' that was the issue. The rain was coming down sideways. I get in the car, drive about 5 miles - and the rain stops. No rain all the way home. Go figure. We really need rain in my area but the rain always seems to stay in Tempe. We did have a lot of wind by the house - the neighbor's 2-3 year old tree was totally uprooted.
Sometimes we just need rain. We need to be watered with love, faithfulness, patience.... and other times the shining sun, the soft breeze of the wind is what we need.... and still other times, the harsh reality of the sharp rain and strong winds can awaken us to what life is all about us. Interpretation of the weather can be interesting.
Standing and looking out of my boss' window (and taking video of the rain) was fun - well, we weren't out in it - but instead we were enjoying the beauty of the wind, the rain, the thunder, the lightening. If I was out driving in it, I am confident I would not have through it was so beautiful and laughing about it. I don't mind rain.... but people out here don't get it often enough to know how to drive in it. Even with no rain there were a couple accidents enroute home.
Life can throw us a few storms. Some days the atmosphere in my house feels like a storm brewing - or even in full fury. I totally withdraw on those days - preferring to run away with a book to escape reality until the storm blows over. I used to do that when I was growing up. To escape the reality of my home life, I escaped into my books - many times reading an entire novel in one day. I lived my life through reading. Not only being I enjoyed reading, but to escape what life was in reality.
But in spite of the storms in our lives, there is ONE who can walk with us through that storm. Jesus. I can't tell you how many times I've cried out to Him to stay close for I couldn't bear to continue - and He always does. I'm reminded of the song 'Nobody knows, the trouble I've seen, Nobody knows, but Jesus'.... and that is the truth!
Who do you cling to in the midst of trouble and strife? When the money runs out before the bills do - who do you cry out to for help? When groceries seem depleted and you don't know how to create another meal with what you have - who do you trust to pull it all together? When you feel beaten and worn out, who do you run to? I know WHO I trust. Jesus. I've been in all these circumstances. In fact, some of them I feel I live in quite often. I have learned how to cook from scratch because we only had flour and eggs in the house. I became a collector of cookbooks (many of which I've given away now, but many I still have and love to go through). My dream is to become debt free - but unless I start focusing and keep that mindset, it won't happen. I'd like to lose twenty pounds. It won't happen unless I lay off the cookies, pizza, cakes and pies and ice cream that are some of my comfort go to foods.
And what should we do when we set a goal? WRITE IT DOWN. If I want to remember it, I need to WRITE IT DOWN so that I can refer to it and keep that dream, that thought, that goal, in front of me. And so should you.
What should you have written down this morning to remember? WHO should you rely on to get you through the day? Think about it. I know WHOM I'm trusting in!
Blessings!
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