Calm in the Storm

Spring has arrived, and the new season excites me with the promise of warm sunny days, green grass, trees budding and robins singing. It is what we expect and we look forward to it.
It is gorgeous outside this morning with the sun just rising and a stillness that gently lulls me into deep thought. . .
One would never know that we’re about to get pummelled with a snowstorm tonight. Another 10-15 cm of snow is forecast. Living just east of the Rockies our weather is often erratic and unpredictable. It’s almost bipolar in nature. It’s the source of much whining and complaining when the weather interferes with our plans.
When I first became a Christian I expected that life would be problem free and I would live “happily ever after” I was young and didn’t have much knowledge of real life and God. So I quickly became disillusioned when problems arose, and things around me and inside of me would crumble into a mess. My life was like the weather, unpredictable, and full of ups and downs. I often rebelled like a pouting child.
As I learned more about God and His love for me, I finally saw how He was working in my life, drawing me to Him through the trials, through the challenges, through the sorrows. He was always there waiting when I turned my back on Him. I learned to trust Him more and more.
God isn’t unpredictable, He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. I can rely on Him for my every need and He promises to be with me throughout every storm in life. In fact He told us we would have troubles in this life.

1 Peter 4:12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as
though something strange were happening to you.

I needed to trust Him completely with everything in my life no matter the cost, no matter the pain, no matter the loss. He promises peace within the storms of life, if we trust Him.

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the
world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

I’m so grateful for God’s patience , He is a wonderful Father in the midst of unpredictability.