Beth Moore, in her study of Paul's, talks about storms that come into our life. She gives us causes for storms and hints to make it through to the other side.
Sometimes God will deliver us from the storm and sometimes through the storm
Sometimes, we can feel the storm coming
Sometimes it is upon us before we know what hit us.
A storm can start slow and gather strength with all the debris that it picks up along the way, wreaking havoc.
A storm can be like a flash flood that hit us suddenly, with out warning, a phone call, flashing lights, or Doctors words that changes our world in an instant.
Some causes for storms
1) rebellion
2) spiritual warfare
3) for our growth and God's glory
4) someones bad judgement that effect us
Like sailors fighting the storm out in the ocean, there are basic survival skills
1) Don't let loose of the anchor, stay anchored to Christ during the calms day so that we will be anchored to Him during the storms.
2) Don't give in to the storm and despair over the outcome...sometimes you just have to ride the storm out to completion. Remember, God is still in control and He controls the storm
3) Through out excess baggage
4) Throw out all man-made solution that we depend on and depend totally on God.
5) Never give up hope. Hang on
6) Listen for God to speak to us through the storm
through His word, nature, fellow believers etc
Jonah and Paul both went through storms in their lives. Both made it to their destination through the storm and ultimately obeyed God and were successful servants. But attitude of obedient makes a huge difference to us and to those we are called to serve. Jonah was successful and an entire city was saved. But he lacked joy in his success. Paul had joy through out a life of turmoil.
A storm is on the horizon. We will all go through storms in our lives. We are called to hold on to the umbrella of blessings from God during storms for ourselves and for all those God has entrusted us with.
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