Lately there's been a lot going on in my life. The kind of stuff that just weighs on you all the time. We're trying to sell our house, settle my great grandmother's estate, my Nana's liver is failing, and I've just started my Senior year. Usually when I'm overwhelmed I check out. If I don't want to deal with my problems or I don't know how to I simply find other things to do. I make myself busy so I don't have to acknowledge how overwhelmed I am. I also watch a great deal of Netflix (yes, Netflix). Whatever new show kick I'm on becomes my way to disconnect. I've found myself trying to disconnect a lot the past couple weeks. I haven't cracked opened my Bible nearly enough times because I didn't feel like God had anything new to say to me. And frankly I didn't have anything new to say to Him. I was really mad. I've been put in a storm and I wanted God to take it away. I wanted to know what God was doing because it didn't look like He was doing much. It seemed like He kind of forgot about the Smith family. So finally I decided to really talk to God. Not just thank Him for my food quickly but really talk to Him about how I was doing.
God's not going to take my storm away. It's going to be a long one: a down pour. But I've decided to put my rain boots on. Rather than try to outrun this storm I'm facing I'm going to accept that it's here. I'm going to dance in this wretched storm. I'm going to enjoy this moment and this time in my life regardless of the circumstances. I'm going to hold my head high and smile because this isn't the end of my story. So let the rain fall harder. I've decided to look for what God is doing rather than what He isn't. He hasn't forgotten me or my family. He is God over the storm and I am His. So my challenge for you this week is to join me. Let's put our rain boots on and dance in the storm.
The song below has really been an encouragement to me as I've been going through this. I thought it might be an encouragement to you as well. Enjoy :)
God's not going to take my storm away. It's going to be a long one: a down pour. But I've decided to put my rain boots on. Rather than try to outrun this storm I'm facing I'm going to accept that it's here. I'm going to dance in this wretched storm. I'm going to enjoy this moment and this time in my life regardless of the circumstances. I'm going to hold my head high and smile because this isn't the end of my story. So let the rain fall harder. I've decided to look for what God is doing rather than what He isn't. He hasn't forgotten me or my family. He is God over the storm and I am His. So my challenge for you this week is to join me. Let's put our rain boots on and dance in the storm.
The song below has really been an encouragement to me as I've been going through this. I thought it might be an encouragement to you as well. Enjoy :)