God’s Got This!

In the storms of life, we want the rain to stop.  We want the wind and the lightning to cease.  We want the pain to stop.  We want everything to return to the way it was.  Before the storm.  We cry out to God to fix it and fix it now!  Sometimes, God intervenes and the pain stops.  However, sometimes He does not stop the storm.  Sometimes God says, “I love you too much to allow you to avoid this lesson or this time of communion that we are going to share together.”  I have learned that peace does not ignore the fact that it is raining, the wind is still blowing, and the lightning is striking all around us.  Peace is knowing that despite the reality of the storm, there is a greater reality and confidence in the One who can calm the storm.  Peace is the tranquility to stand in the storm and know, without question, that everything will be alright.  Peace is not found in the calm.  Peace is knowing that Jesus is in the storm with me.  Only then can I be content knowing that He is control.  Real peace is attainable only in Christ.  There is no security outside of Him.  None.  Period.