Storms
I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.” (Psalm 55:8 NIV)
In the Upper Room I read the devotional titled Safety During The Storm. It was written by Sharon Braner who lives in Oklahoma. I can relate to her devotional as I was born and raised in Oklahoma. She talked about their storm cellar, as a safe place, that protected her family from raging tornadoes. Our neighborhood had two storm cellars that our neighbors would gather for protection during storms.
My parents had a safe room built in one corner of their garage in their senior years as health issues kept them from being able to go to a shelter when tornado type storms approached. Cellars and safe rooms are necessary to survive dangerous storms.
On our journey of life, we encounter many storms: terminal illnesses, our children making poor choices, financial crises, drama & conflicts. Fear takes hold of our hearts and minds. Psalm 55:8 addresses God as "my hiding place". God alone is our spiritual and emotional shelter. Worries, and fear drive us to hide in dark despair. God comforts, turns chaos into peace, darkness into light, renews our strength, removes our doubts and puts love in our hearts. Sometimes God graciously removes the storms.
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31 NIV)
When you face storms, seek God, pray and trust His promises. He is our hiding place.
Remember God loves you and so do I.
