FEARING THE STORM
I love music! I associate a song with almost any situation. Whenever anything is said or happens, a song will usually pop into my mind that corresponds with the event. If it is gorgeous outside you might find me humming, “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” or if it is raining and gloomy then I might be singing, “Have You Ever Seen the Rain.”
On Friday I was emailing a fellow blog reader that I have gotten to know about a few things. She mentioned to me that her son was critically ill. That stopped me in my tracks! I had previously seen a picture of her (I don’t know how old the picture was) when she was happy and obviously having fun. It was easy to make the assumption that it was only rainbows and gumdrops in her life and that there weren’t any storms on the horizon. But, I was wrong.
Her son has a pancreatic disease and there is no known cure or treatment. He is also in a great deal of pain but still manages to go to work daily. There is an experimental treatment that they are fighting with the insurance companies to receive. There is hope! I told her that I was praying for her son and her entire family (I am) and to let me know if there was anything I could do. Praying is all “I” know how to do because I know that God is the ONE that can heal her son.
You can tell that this has weighed on my mind. The song by Ryan Stevenson, Eye of the Storm, keeps playing in my mind.
When the Solid Ground is falling out from underneath my feet
In the Eye of the Storm, YOU Remain in Control
In the Middle of The War, YOU Guard my Soul
YOU alone are the anchor when my sails are torn
YOUR love surrounds me In The Eye of the Storm
In Biblical times there were storms that raged. Their boats were often tossed about by the waves and I am sure they feared storms. In Mark, Chapter 4, the disciples were terrified and thought that their ship was going to sink. They cried out to Jesus to save them from the storm.
Mark 4:39: “And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.”
We have all had storms in our lives. Financial, marital, children, health, job stability, or a host of other storms can toss us around and leave us feeling like we are sinking. Like the disciples, we need to cry out to the Lord. Help, save and deliver us from the terrifying situation we face.
“There will be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.’ – Isaiah 4:6.
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Have a Blessed Day!!!
I love you and your posts but I really look forward to your Sunday posts. I will be praying for that family as well.
Good song, in the eye of the storm, has been my ring tone for the last year. Sometimes we just have to hear that, to know regain our confidence that all will be well. I will also pray for your friend and her son and family, and may God be able to help with his cancer. God is in control.. Blessings for a wonderful week!!
I usually don’t get to read your Sunday post until Monday because I am not on FB over the weekend but nothing was on TV so I jumped on FB before going to bed and what to my surprise but Eye of the Storm. I have special music this month at my church and this was the video we played today. Isn’t our God awesome? Have a blessed week Tania!
I once heard it said that if everyone took their biggest five problems in their lives and we all placed them on the same table, and we were asked to pick out any five problems, we would take our own back. I’m not sure if that’s true or not but I do think God gives strength and growth to us when we need it. I hope your friend feels His supporting grace. Not to mention the prayers of all these well dressed ladies. ?