THANK GOD FOR THE STORM

 

Reading in the book of Jonah yesterday turned

my mind to the blessings of storms in our lives.

We know that in Jonah's case Jonah was running

from God.  Jonah was prejudice and did not want to

do what God wanted him to.  So Jonah tried to run

away.  You would think that God's prophet would 

know you can't run from God.  But Jonah tried, so;

"But the LORD hurled a powerful wind

over the sea, causing a violent storm that

threatened to break the ship apart."

(Jonah 1:4 NLT)

If you have read the book of Jonah you know that

got Jonah's attention.

In my own life I have to think back to over sixty

years ago.  In a period of a couple years God allowed

several storms in my life.  I can remember three 

distinct storms and it was finally the third one

that God my attention.  Simply put, God was trying

to get my attention.

Not all storms are because we are running from God.

Just the last few days while enjoying the presence 

of God and a new sense of direction and rejoicing

in God's goodness a storm hit me all at once that

tried to stop me all together.  I now believe it was

from Satan trying to stop me.  But thank God, it

only drove me closer to God for help.

Most of us have storms of one sort or another in

our lives.  The storms in your life.  Are they trying

to tell you something?  Let them drive you closer

to God and you will be all the better off for the 

storm.