We’ve all bee there, caught in the storm watching the floodwaters rise and wondering how we got here. Where is God in the storm? When my arms are weary and my soul is battered when life stole from me and left me breathless with its brutality. It’s here, in the midst of the storm…
Downpour Learning From Life’s Storms is for the Christian hanging on by a thread, desperate to find God in the storm. Whether you are a veteran at weathering storms, or this is your first one, you’ll find hope and the strength to keep the faith through Biblical encouragement. Discovering That He Is God In The…
Here we are again, ready to trade the number at the end of the year. Preparing to transition from 2019 to 2020, maybe you excited ready to embrace everything the new year holds. But maybe 2019 was rough, and you’re limping by, disappointed and battered, just surviving until you make it to the next year….
Judges 6 is a well known Bible story, it’s in this chapter that we meet Gideon in a rather unassuming way. The men and women we’ve met through the page of the book of Judges up to this point always showed up with little fanfare, and we are immediately tossed into their story. But in…
As we come to the final chapter of the book of Joshua, we find Joshua making a final effort to lead the people of Israel. He wants to be sure that he has done all that he can to raise a godly generation. Joshua begins by reminding the Israelites of their history, of how God…
It’s easy to tout God will never give me more then I can handle, when life is great- but what about when the fire starts to burn? When your life is disintegrating in a pillar of smoke. When you stand as Job did with suddenly empty hands, and you feel all alone. Is God with…
Have you ever reached the point, where you were facing something that was too big for you? Like Job, caught in the wake of crushing pain and loss. With breathtaking power the storm swept in and wiped away everything, leaving you with only broken pieces, and you find it hard trusting God again. Maybe you…
Lately, I’ve been fascinated by storms- they seem to match the way I’m feeling… Thunder rumbles through our little valley quivering the windows, loud and powerful. Dark clouds press in heavy and burdened with rain. With a roar, they give up their load delivering the rain to already drenched soil in massive drops like so many tears. The wind dances through the trees before leaving them swaying in its wake as it seeks a better partner- never quite satisfied it retraces its steps over and over, always seeking but never finding never satisfied.
The wind buffets your face, drawing tears to our eyes with its harsh brutality. It mocks us as another wave draws near threatening to devour you. Your hands strain at the oars in a useless attempt against the power of the storm. Your raw hands tremble, and your soul is weary, your heart aches.
There is the purpose in the storm. There is a purpose. It’s hard to see it in the midst- while the waves batter you and the winds threaten to break you. But I promise you, there. is. a. purpose. Do you remember the story of Jacob in the bible? After he stole his brother’s birthright…