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The Storms of Life ...
With all the rain and wind storms that we have seen lately I can’t help but think of all the storms of life that people face that we can’t see.
I read a story about a 3rd -4th grade Sunday school class where a nine year old boy was praying and said “God bless our mothers and our fathers, and our sisters and brothers. And, oh, by the way, God, take care of yourself because if anything happens to you, we’re all done for.”
In John 6: 15-21 it makes it clear that Jesus is unsinkable. Truly, our Lord is our Savior and friend in the Storms, who will come when the hour is darkest, when the danger is greatest. Why would Jesus allow his people to experience the wind to rise, and waves to beat on your little boat?
Storms give us new direction. In Psalm 107:23-28 it states “ They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; these see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
The mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.”
The Lord can use the storms of life to bring us to our wit’s end. You see, in times of pride and pomposity, we think, I’m captain of my ship, master of my fate’ – until a storm suddenly and savagely comes into our life, Then we find ourselves finally calling out to the one for whom we had no time previously, or didn’t think we had need of personally.
There are many reasons as to why the Lord allows the storms of life; however, next time you see or feel a storm brewing up in your life take your eyes off the storm and put them on the savior.
God Bless and have a great week!!
Terry Sanders
Youth Pastor
(Editor’s Note: This column is written by a different Littlefield pastor for the Leader-News each week. The columns are published on this page on Wednesdays.)