Let me start with a confession. I am terrified of storms, especially tornadic ones.
Recently, my husband and I were on our way home when a storm “broke” with blinding rain and pounding wind that made it impossible to see past the hood of our car.
Tornado sirens began to blare, a transformer exploded in a shower of sparks, and I went into panic mode! I was immobilized by fear and too afraid to drive any further.
Frustrated with my fear, my husband told me to stop “freaking out” and keep driving. When we finally reached our house, I made a mad dash to get inside to safety.
I heard my husband yell to me, “Stop panicking and slow down,” right as my slick-soled shoes slipped on the pavement, and I crashed to the ground.
Slowly, I got to my feet and limped into the house as the “All Clear” sirens sounded. The danger had passed.
Safe, soaked, and sore, I should have listened to my husband and stopped giving in to my fear of the storm. Giving in to my anxiety didn’t stop the storm. I still had to get through it, but if I had listened and “stopped,” I would have survived the storm without the mud and bruises.
In the same way, “storms of life” may come. Illness, depression and anxiety, loss, broken relationships, and, yes, fear wreak havoc in our lives, leaving us exposed, isolated and broken.
Yet God is speaking to us in the storm if we just listen.
(Psalms 46:10 KJV) says, “Be still and know that I am GOD.”
“Be still” isn’t meant as a suggestion to calm down. It is actually a stern command from God to “STOP.”
Stop fighting a battle you can’t win with your own strength.
Know that God is the one fighting for you.
He is with you in every struggle, through every storm.
“Be still and know” that your Heavenly Father will help you triumph in every struggle you face.
Recently, my husband and I were on our way home when a storm “broke” with blinding rain and pounding wind that made it impossible to see past the hood of our car.
Tornado sirens began to blare, a transformer exploded in a shower of sparks, and I went into panic mode! I was immobilized by fear and too afraid to drive any further.
Frustrated with my fear, my husband told me to stop “freaking out” and keep driving. When we finally reached our house, I made a mad dash to get inside to safety.
I heard my husband yell to me, “Stop panicking and slow down,” right as my slick-soled shoes slipped on the pavement, and I crashed to the ground.
Slowly, I got to my feet and limped into the house as the “All Clear” sirens sounded. The danger had passed.
Safe, soaked, and sore, I should have listened to my husband and stopped giving in to my fear of the storm. Giving in to my anxiety didn’t stop the storm. I still had to get through it, but if I had listened and “stopped,” I would have survived the storm without the mud and bruises.
In the same way, “storms of life” may come. Illness, depression and anxiety, loss, broken relationships, and, yes, fear wreak havoc in our lives, leaving us exposed, isolated and broken.
Yet God is speaking to us in the storm if we just listen.
(Psalms 46:10 KJV) says, “Be still and know that I am GOD.”
“Be still” isn’t meant as a suggestion to calm down. It is actually a stern command from God to “STOP.”
Stop fighting a battle you can’t win with your own strength.
Know that God is the one fighting for you.
He is with you in every struggle, through every storm.
“Be still and know” that your Heavenly Father will help you triumph in every struggle you face.
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Amen Angela💜
I needed this more than you know today. Thank you for sharing your words.
Life's storms can get very scary (even the real storms like we had last night).
I catch myself often not being still and trusting God and wanting to run and handle things myself. Or even run and find shelter away from God in other areas like food, tv, work, etc.
Last night as a large storm moved towards Shawnee straight towards the path of one of my daughters and her little family and began to cry and shake. There was nothing I could do.
Then I began to pray and let God know I trusted Him alone.
Praise God, they were kept sage with so much damage around them.
God reminded me last night that He alone is in control even in the midst of the storms.
Thank you again for sharing this. It truly blessed me this morning. â¤ï¸ðŸ™ŒðŸ»
Love this! What a great story to help us see how fear escalates and causes more problem than the problem itself. Thanks for the reminder to "be still!"
I love this timely reminder to be still. Our world doesn't promote the peace of spirit and I'm thankful for your words!
Thank you for a wonderful illustration of how we rush to go our own way and forget our God who controls all things. To hear His voice we must be still first. It's not easy! But I am learning.
Needed the reminder to STOP and let God fight.
I had my identity stolen in 1997 and it lead to a warrant for my arrest which I ended up I. Jail for a crime I did not commit but that someone committed on me. It was very traumatic and still to this day if I can't find a certain debit card etc. i panic but I have really been working on that and slowing down and giving myself a chance ti back track because it's just usually misplaced. I love this scripture and it so true. Ty for sharing because there is something so all of us that is a trigger. Great insight to relying on Gid always in our storms!💜✅✅