IT'S RAINING

It's raining. It's actally been pouring for awhile now. I woke this morning to the sound of rain and the smell of rain, and thanked the Lord.  It's been dry here and the plants and trees and animals suffer when there isn't enough rain.

On the other hand, two of my daughters are going on vacation with their families. One is going to the beach and staying in a hotel suite with a kitchen. The other one is going camping in a tent and cooking on a camp stove. The weather report says that it will rain until Tuesday; today is Sunday. It's not looking good for fun for either family.

Doesn't it seem to be like that so much of the time? It rains for some and times are not so good, just as at the same time it is rainy and wonderful for others. Sometimes even sunny and bright and perfect weather for others and we can't see past the clouds in our own lives. And we can't understand WHY.

I find that God stops by in all the different weathers of my life; I just need to be still long enough to hear Him speak. There is purpose in the sunny days and purpose in the rainy ones. There is purpose in the stormy days too. Sometimes my storms are of my own making and sometimes not. But God is with me anyway. He is the one who makes the winds stop blowing and quiets the roaring of the storms, sometimes while I am still in the middle of them. The storm may continue, but I have more peace until it completely subsides.

WHAT PURPOSE??? I don't always know, even after the storm is over. But I do know that when I listen for God and look for God and speak with God, I ride out the bad weather much easier than when I don't do those things.

Today I am praying for more rain. Not just the rain outside my windows, but for the rain of His Presence, and the Reign of His kingdom. I am on my way to gather with friends to worship Him this morning, rain, storm or shine...and I'd better get going or I will be late. Have a wonderful and blessed day today, and may the rain of God touch you in many ways!