A storm came through last night. Thankfully, it wasn’t as bad as predicted. No severe damage. Lots of lightning, wind, rain. Pretty intense. Kept me from sleeping for a while. But it moved through quickly.
What followed the storm is a beautiful spring day.
It’s been stifling hot for May. The storm stirred up because of a shift to more seasonable and pleasant weather. Cool breezes, clear skies.
The timing couldn’t have been better because my air conditioning broke down right before the storm. I’m waiting for a replacement part. How blessed I feel to have the windows open today with spring breezes coming through.
This makes me reflect on the everyday storms of life: mental, emotional, circumstantial. I’ve experienced a few lately, and they have felt pretty intense, much like the natural storm last night.
Instead of focusing on the fear, hardship, damage of those inner storms, I need to look for that peaceful spring weather that follows.
If I were still locked up inside my home today with the AC on, I wouldn’t recognize how beautiful the new breezes are outside.
In the same way, I can choose to stay locked up and hidden away because of the life storms I’ve been through recently.
Or I can choose to open the windows of my heart and embrace the beauty God is bringing in the wake of those tumultuous times.
Lord, I thank You for the beautiful blessings that follow the storms of life.
Where there is upheaval, it means You’re doing something good, and the enemy is resisting. Let me not join in the enemy’s resistance.
Help me to join You and focus on Your goodness, Your refreshing of life, just like those spring breezes. In Jesus’ name. Amen
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