Worship in the storms.... Day 22

When I was in high school and the first few years of college, I had some "storms"... they were minor thunderstorms when I look back on them now, but they were formational, question everything that you believe in sort of storms... Looking back on my first two years in college, I didn't attend church, I went to chapel because it was manditory and I didn't read my Bible, do devotions or really pray. I lived ly life the way that I wanted to... and when the storms hit, they were more like tsumnami's than thunderstorms... they shook my life and faith to the core. It wasn't until I moved to Tyndale that I learned the lesson of praising in the storms of life... I started attending church, I enjoyed chapels and was studying and doing devotions each day... the storms, when they hit... were now just thunderstorms and I was able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Now that I am older, I find that it is easier to not panic when things go a way that was unforeseen... about 10 months before we got married, Stephen was pushed back to freelance... instead of panicking, we simply took a deep breath and kept going... when I lost my job in February of this year, I was hit with a disappointment... but was able to see it as a growth opportunity... I was able to finish my Bible study and offer it online... shortly after that happened, I was offered a job.
The Bible asks us how much time we can add to our lives by worrying... and when you think about it... what does worrying do, really? except give you gray hair and ulcers... we shouldn't be anxious about the next day, or about the troubles that we are experiencing... what do we have to gain through all that worry? God is right there with us, taking each step right next to us...
Without the storms, whether they are thunderstorms or a tsunami, we wouldn't be who we are today... we wouldn't learn the lessons to make us a better person, a better Christian and even a better friend, parent, sibing or spouse. When you face the storms... you are never alone... so when we find ourselves in the storms of life, remember that God has not abandoned you... he is right there with you.
Have a wonderful Monday!!!