Through the Storm

This morning when I awoke it was pouring down rain. The lightning struck and the thunder rolled. I honestly thought, "I'll just lay here and not get up today"my bed was so comfortable, then I remembered my daughter had to be at school, and there were many things I needed to do. So I got up to get her out of bed and ready for school. It was so dark outside it still looked like night and when I woke her up of course she wanted to stay in bed. The lightning was still striking and the thunder was roaring and the rain continued to pour. I went outside to warm-up the car and let it run for a second while she got everything in her backpack and got her shoes and coat. I gave her an umbrella and we got into the car.
As we were driving to get in the car drop off line at the school which was three times as long as it is normally, I thought about how I didn't want to continue the normal ways of life this morning getting the children up, ready, and to school on time, due to the storm we were having. I thought about the storms of life and how God wants us to continue "normalcy"or "consistency" even through the storms of our uncertain circumstances. How he wants us to have Faith in Him alone, and find our strength and hope to go on in Him. Because it is when the storms are the hardest that we really experience Gods Peace. If you are going through a storm in life remember we serve a God who brings Peace in the midst of storms. He spoke and the storm died.
So I dropped my daughter off at school, and another one of my worries had been she'll get soaked when she gets out of the car. In first grade it takes kids forever to open an umbrella with thier backpack, coat,and all they take to school. But when we pulled up one of her principals held an umbrella over her until she popped hers out and I watched her walk "dryly" into the school. I know that man was just helping kids this morning, but that just showed me how God provides us shelter from the storm. I really believe God wants to see us depend on him for our normal everyday life challenges despite our circumstances and once we do He will calm the Storm

"Peace, be Still"