Weathering The Storm

Storms of culture and life are common, and they wreak havoc with us as we are tossed about from without and within. As we look at the wild waves threatening to overcome us, panic is a natural response. Fear paralyzes.

There are three things we can do in the midst of those storms to counteract this:

1. Remember and list all of the ways you have seen God’s faithfulness and answers to prayer. Even in the most difficult years, you can look back and see His handprints in your life—always there, always providing.
2. Find a promise, and hold fast to His Word. Have you ever been in the car with your children and all of them start speaking to you at once, as though you can hear their voices above the roar? The voices of the world, fear of what-ifs, all speaking at once, drown out His voice. We must still our lives and sit quietly, that He may speak to us.
3. Determine to hold fast and to be a courageous warrior in your battles. Your children are looking to your story to give them courage in the stories they will yet live. Hold fast, find a friend to pray with, and stand strong. You only have the promise of this moment to proclaim His faithfulness in your own life for all generations to see.

His Promises

Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!

Tie them around your neck as a reminder.

Write them deep within your heart.

Then you will find favor with both God and people,

and you will earn a good reputation.

He gives power to the weak

and strength to the powerless.

Even youths will become weak and tired,

and young men will fall in exhaustion.

But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.

They will soar high on wings like eagles.

They will run and not grow weary.

They will walk and not faint.

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.