No Matter how the Storm Rages…

As Christians we are asked to live with open outstretched hands.  This is easy to do when things are going well.  When we are walking through a mountaintop experience.  But what happens when the doctor brings bad news when you were expecting a miracle?  When something threatens a relationship that is dear to you?  When your kids or spouse don’t listen to your advice and make decisions that literally rock your world?  When the face that looks back at you from the mirror is hardly recognizable?  When you long to spend time with someone, but their gravestone is the only tangible thing you have left?  What do you do then?

This is when we must intentionally choose WHO we trust.  We must declare to our circumstances, our emotions, and our thought life that no matter how the storm rages around us, we will trust the name of the Lord our God.

We have to willingly unfurl our fists and raise our arms in open surrender.  Telling our circumstances, reminding ourselves, and declaring out loud…  The LORD is my strength and shield.  I trust him with all my heart.  He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.  I bust out in songs of thanksgiving.  Psalm 28:7 (NLT)