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Weathering The Storms of Life
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by Stephanie Shrum
torms come and go. Sometimes, we get warnings that
Spirit gave comfort as promised. (“He will give you another
one is on the way, and other times they hit suddenly
comforter” John 14:16).
and unexpectedly. Some can be quite frightening.
I recall a time that a strain of tornados blew through the
We all go through storms, sometimes literal weather issues, other times stressful life issues, like sickness, loss,
area where I live. My children and I were in our safe place
heartache, etc. When you are in the middle of chaos, it is
when the power went out and our cell service stopped. We
difficult to keep calm and stay in faith. We have to wait it
had lost all contact with the outside world. The last text
out, sometimes in prayerful peace and other times in panic.
we had received from a friend explained that there was a massive tornado tearing through our small town. Then everything went still. We sat in the closet underneath the staircase in our home with our only hope—prayer. As I prayed, the Lord softly spoke to my spirit, “Psalm 91.” In this passage, it says that He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings, you will find refuge. It brought comfort and peace amid uncertainty. Although I could not see what was happing around me—now I am thankful for that—I knew that God was with us and that He was assuring us of safety. What a tremendous
When it is over and things settle down, only then can we
relief that was.
look at the entire picture and see that God was there all
The next day, I ventured out to assess the damage. The
along and can be trusted. We are not promised a life without
entire town was hit by multiple tornados. I spoke with one
storms, but the Lord has promised to weather those storms
of my neighbors who informed me that he had watched
with us. Fortunately, I am learning with each one to trust
what looked like one headed directly toward my house but
in the Lord a little more and hopefully handle the next one
then it turned and went around it. There was no damage
with a bit more grace.
to my property. I was reminded of another portion of that
The next time you find yourself in the middle of a storm,
passage that says, “If you say, ‘The Lord is my refuge,
invite Jesus in and let Him keep you in His Perfect Peace.
and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will
(“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are
overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.’”
steadfast because they trust in you” Isaiah 26:3).
relevant. At that moment during that particular storm, the Lord knew the outcome for me was good and the Holy
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About The Author
This is not to say that this passage will always be Stephanie Shrum is the ASA for PCM/ J103/ComeOnLetsGo ministries. She is a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She is also the author/creator of the blog: runninganegativesplit.com.
