There is nothing like the sight of rushing water as it moves around homes in a neighborhood. The devastation. The loss of life, pets, property and keepsakes. Tennessee has been devastated by a storm. Two days of constant rain has covered interstates, flooded a massive hotel and created havoc in many lives. I just read a Face Book post from my old friend Bonnie who's lost her home to the flood waters.
This is her status:
Our home was just on the news. The neighborhood is flooded with water up to the eves on most of the homes. God is in control. We are at a friends home, have our dogs with us, and it's beginning to hit us the devastating extent of this and what it means not only to us, but to so many in our beloved Tennessee. Praise God ...who gives and takes away. To God be the glory.
How do believer's ride out a storm? People who are connected deeply to the One who calms the storm or calms his child? I think f the Scripture in Isaiah 43:1-2a
Israel's Only Savior
But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you...
My friend is trusting in God she cannot see. She knows HE will be honored even in her suffering. What kind of faith is this?
It is the kind of faith that causes the atheist to laugh.
The cynic to mock.
The seeker to scratch their heads in disbelief.
WE ARE NOT OF THIS WORLD. Our PEACE defies logic and reason.
No - it is never easy to hurt, to cry and to mourn. it is never easy when praise is birthed out of so much pain.
But WE PRAISE HIM THROUGH STORMS!
Pray for those so deeply affected by the flooding and storms. May they meet believers at every turn who are willing to love and help.
*God bless you Bonnie for being a living example of JESUS to my life and the lives of so many others. The storm has clearly NOT WASHED OVER YOU... your spirit is sealed steadfast - my water proof sister! Love you!
2 comments:
I kept Bonnie's home in my prayers last night, just praying hard that God would keep the water from taking it over. I now learned that the water did take it. My pray is now that they moved things that could not be replaced such as photos and books that have special meaning to them upstairs. I know that she is strong, and has Doug and the boys to be her backbone. But loss is loss and I'm aching inside for her right now knowing she lost her home. God is going to replace their home. For that I'm thankful. They have the most giving hearts and have shown me so much love and compassion through my hard journey I am on. Praise God..... this is just a trial for them. I know they will be fine. I claim that for them.
Bren (Bonnie's little sister)
Floods are so devastating and I will definitely keep them in my prays.
God is in control, even when it is hard to understand!
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