Day dawned beautifully here in East Tennessee. I can't see them from my back porch, but I'm sure the Great Smoky Mountains are sitting on the horizon, their stately forms overlapping each other in serene blue layers. They are as sure as the love of God that surrounds me here as I look into my backyard, listening to the birds sing and wondering how God will work out all of the challenges that loom large in my heart and mind.
Thing is, I know that HE WILL. He has upheld me in the worst of storms. Patiently cared for me as I ran to and fro in a panic. I am sure I looked to him, emotionally, like I looked to my neighbors the other night when I held a large, flapping, flimsy, faux-bamboo beach mat over my head in a rainstorm as I sallied out to rescue my rabbit Hershey from his outdoor play yard. Don't know that Hershey even needed rescue. He uses a corner of his play yard as a rain shelter. The massive evergreens overhead form a thick enough canopy for him there that, unless the rain is being driven sideways, he can stay pretty dry. I wonder if he was sorry that I snatched him up. I know that when I was caught in a rainstorm on the way to Laurel Falls, I rather enjoyed getting wet. The cool rain felt like a balm.
One exciting thing about serving the Lord is that we can wait, as my friend Emmanuel Chekwa would say "in joyful expectation" for God to act. We know that help is on the way, and it will be fun to see how wonderfully and perfectly He intervenes, what blessings he has in store for us.
I would encourage all of my readers today to believe that, no matter what you are facing, God is in control. He has a beautiful plan for your life. Trust Him fully in the storms and you'll enjoy the sunshine of His presence every single day. You'll find beauty in each step of the journey. You'll have joy when you least expect it.
Thing is, I know that HE WILL. He has upheld me in the worst of storms. Patiently cared for me as I ran to and fro in a panic. I am sure I looked to him, emotionally, like I looked to my neighbors the other night when I held a large, flapping, flimsy, faux-bamboo beach mat over my head in a rainstorm as I sallied out to rescue my rabbit Hershey from his outdoor play yard. Don't know that Hershey even needed rescue. He uses a corner of his play yard as a rain shelter. The massive evergreens overhead form a thick enough canopy for him there that, unless the rain is being driven sideways, he can stay pretty dry. I wonder if he was sorry that I snatched him up. I know that when I was caught in a rainstorm on the way to Laurel Falls, I rather enjoyed getting wet. The cool rain felt like a balm.
One exciting thing about serving the Lord is that we can wait, as my friend Emmanuel Chekwa would say "in joyful expectation" for God to act. We know that help is on the way, and it will be fun to see how wonderfully and perfectly He intervenes, what blessings he has in store for us.
I would encourage all of my readers today to believe that, no matter what you are facing, God is in control. He has a beautiful plan for your life. Trust Him fully in the storms and you'll enjoy the sunshine of His presence every single day. You'll find beauty in each step of the journey. You'll have joy when you least expect it.
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