Thursday's Thoughts- The Storms of Life

The Storms of Life

The storms of life always come out of no where.

A friend and I went on a trail ride recently. We saddled the horses and checked the weather to make sure it wouldn't rain. The radar said that there was a slight chance we would catch the corner of a passing storm but not likely. With that, we were on our way.

Thirty minutes into the ride it started raining fairly hard and we looked at the radar again. This time it said that we had walked right into the middle of a bad storm. Within five minutes it was storming so bad that we were soaked and the horses could barely see. It got bad enough that we had to get off and lead them. We got to shelter and unsaddled before heading inside to change. It took four hours for that storm to blow over.

Life's storms often times blow up out of nowhere. They come on strong and leave you searching for shelter. Just like the cow shed and house provided shelter for us and the horses, God is our shelter in storms. We run to his loving arms and he protects us until the storm passes and the sun begins to shine.

Dear Lord,

Surround me in your loving, protective arms and carry me safely through the storm. In your name, Amen.

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