The Storm is NOT that Bad!
Posted on May 10, 2023 by Frances J Harvey MCLC , One of Thousands of Entrepreneurship Coaches on Noomii.
I noticed that people tend to "slow down" while in the storm, not sure of themselves or others.
So, I am driving on the freeway in the middle of a storm. It seems like one of the worst ones of the year so far…and the week before it was 112 degrees in Long Beach!
I noticed that people tend to “slow down” while in the storm, not sure of themselves or others. It’s raining, the wind is blowing, driving by trucks, can’t see past 100 feet ahead of you, and all the while I am crying my eyes out because my father only has a few days left of his long life to live!
You DON’T know what’s coming and you can really see so you tend to build a little fear about moving forward.
“I can’t see a way through, said the boy. Can you see your next step? Yes, said the boy. Then just take that next step, said the horse.” ~ The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
As I drove along, I noticed that if I kept moving forward, I could see the next 100 feet or so in front of me…just enough to keep moving. But it was still scary.
Then I realized that I had “guidelines” to keep me on the right path…the lane I was in… had little bumps that make noise so if I started to drift, they would put me back on the right path.
All of a sudden I got through the “heavy” part of the traffic, passed the trucks – which they always make everything seem worse – and there was some clearing in the sky and I realized…
“The storm is not that bad after all!” I survived, reached my destiny, and was able to accomplish the purpose of my day!
The Lord allowed this experience on this day for one reason…to remind me that HE is FAITHFUL to get me through the storm I am going through, and any future storms that will come my way.
As I think about losing Daddy, it seems almost too much to bear. Even though I “know” I will see him again and he will be with the Lord, the sorrow and grieving are just so heavy that I can’t seem to breathe at times. How am I going to make it through this? I have had my father in my life for 51 years! It just doesn’t seem possible or right that he will not be here.
But… with God as my guide, He will give me what I need to “see” when I need it. He will be my “guideline” on either side to keep me on my path. I DO need to slow down, have faith and trust HIM! In Matthew 8, God’s Word says “o you of little faith”…
23 Now when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
24 And behold! A severe storm arose in the sea so that the boat was covered by the waves, but he himself was sleeping.
25 Then they went and woke him by saying, “Lord! Save us! We are perishing!”
26 So he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” After he got up, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became absolutely calm.
27 Then the men were astonished, saying, “What kind of a man is this One, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”
If we just have faith and remember that if God can command the wind and the sea to be calm, then He can take care of us and our circumstances and bring calm and peace in the midst of our storms.
We go through these storms to build our faith, and our character and to become stronger and depend more on HIM! When you have been through a life storm and are on the other side of it, take time to reflect back and acknowledge what God has taught you, what purpose did it serve, how much stronger you are, and how your faith has grown. I can guarantee that the next “life storm” you go through you will hear yourself say,
“The storm was not that bad after all.”
