Remember The Blessing Instead Of The Storm
Storms We Don’t Always See Coming
The other day, my sister and I were talking about storms—not the kind with thunder, lightning, and torrential rain, but the storms that shake your life to the core. The ones that leave you exhausted, broken, and unsure of how you’ll ever pick up the pieces.
We’ve all had those seasons where the storm clouds roll in, and all you can do is hold on for dear life, praying the sunshine comes soon.
What Doesn’t Kill You… Still Feels Like It Might
When I’m in the middle of a life storm, I don’t usually feel like a warrior. I feel weak. Overwhelmed. I cling to the Lord, asking Him to calm the waves and bring peace to my anxious heart. It’s only after the storm has passed that I start saying things like, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
It reminds me a little of childbirth. You endure months of discomfort, then the agonizing pain of delivery. But the moment you hold your newborn, the pain starts to fade. The blessing takes center stage.
I Forgot the Storm?
While talking with my sister, I started listing off some of the personal storms I had weathered. To my surprise, she gently reminded me of one I hadn’t mentioned. Then Joe, my husband, reminded me of another. And later, my mother added one more.
I was shocked at how many I had forgotten. How could I forget storms that once brought me to my knees?
Why Blessings Win the Battle
If you asked me about my life today, I’d tell you I’m incredibly blessed—more than I deserve. And that’s the key.
I’ve chosen to dwell on the blessings rather than the storms. That doesn’t mean the storms didn’t happen, but the Lord has been so good to me that His blessings have outshined the pain.
Numbers 6:24-26 (NIV)
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”
When You Can’t See the Sun, Trust the One Who Made It
Some of the storms I’ve walked through weren’t just light rain—they were full-on hurricanes. I didn’t think I’d survive a few of them. But I did. Not because I was strong, but because God was with me.
Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV)
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
He didn’t just walk me through the storm—He carried me. And over time, the winds died down, the water receded, and His peace flooded my heart.
What We Dwell On Becomes Our Story
I read something recently that stuck with me: What your mind dwells on can consume you. And it’s true.
I’m not consumed by the storms because I’ve chosen to dwell on the blessings. It’s not always easy, but it’s worth it. King David knew this well.
Psalm 118:5-7 (NIV)
“When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies.”
What Storms Have You Forgotten?
After reading this, you might start thinking back on the storms you’ve faced too. Take a moment to reflect—not to relive the pain, but to recognize how far God has brought you.
You might be banged up, maybe even still healing, but you’re here. And if you’re reading this, that means the storm didn’t win.
To GOD Goes The Glory!
Have A Blessed Day!
Let’s End With a Prayer:
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for being with me in every storm. Thank You for the blessings that followed, for the peace that came after the pain, and for the strength You gave me to walk through the darkness. Help me to remember the blessing instead of the storm. Remind me daily that Your love is greater than any hardship and that Your presence is the light that breaks through every cloud. May my life always point back to You—my refuge, my strength, and my peace.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
Thank you for these touchpoints of faith. They are truly a blessing.
I need to tell you how much this post hit home. My husband’s position was eliminated at his workplace -where he has been for 25 years. It confirms my faith that everything happens for a reason. We’re hanging on for dear life in this storm and saying a lot of prayers. Thank you for your positive words.
I am so sorry, Becky. Starting over after 25 years will be hard. But, while you are doing everything you can, the Lord is moving chess pieces in your favor. Keep the hope and trust.
I know my comment is late but due to surgery I am now playing catch up. I read the survey results and was saddened that there were some that did not like your Sunday posts. I am so grateful for them and find they quite often speak to my heart in such a special way, like a small voice from God. He clearly is using you to reach others, perhaps to comfort and strengthen them or even more wonderful to plant a seed which will lead them to the Lord. Please do not stop your Sunday posts as they are who you are and they clearly represent a precious gift that God has given you to share with others.
Janet, I won’t be stopping my Sunday posts. I always try to remind myself that the devil knows I’m a people pleaser, so he uses it against me.
I really am uplifted by your Sunday faith posts. I appreciate your fashion/style influence, but more importantly, that you use your platform to share the love of Jesus.
This is just the encouragement I needed today.
Tania,
This is a wonderful post! So, so true 🙏🥰. Thank you!
Thank you for your inspirational message.
One word – BEAUTIFUL!
I needed to read this! Thank you! I love your Sunday posts!
What a wonderful message, Tania! Thank you so very much for your Sunday devotions and prayers. I also appreciate your style tips. I have purchased several of the outfits you have styled knowing they will look amazing on me. I was diagnosed with CHF in August and have lost 80 pounds. I am trying to carefully choose new wardrobe options during this transition. Thankfully I found you to guide me!
Leah, losing the weight should help with CHF, and hopefully you’ll feel better soon. It is smart to go slow with purchases when you’re losing weight.
Reading this reminds me of something my Mom would say. There for the grace of God go I. She battled cancer for years and she said that things could be worse. She passed away in 2008. When ever I go through something I think of that and ask God for strength he gave my Mother.
Terryann, I do having a good attitudes toward problems helps to get through difficult times.
Thank you. This is just the message I needed to hear today. God bless.
Your timing is impeccable. Thank you for this post.
Tania, beautiful message you are so talented & relatable! Your prayers are lovely & I go back during the week & reread them. Thank you! 🌷
Amen !!!!
thank you so much 😊
Excellent, thank you!
“Be not afraid” occurs 365 times in the Bible. I keep that in mind when I want to panic.
We are always going into a storm or in the middle of a storm or coming out of a storm. Thanks for the reminder to look for the blessings.
Tania,
Thank You for The Amazon Gift Card.
Loved your message and your story of counting on God.
He is always with us throughout it all even in the sale of our home and finding us a new place in another state
God is good
God knew I needed this today. I will try to focus on my blessings, because I have been consumed with thoughts of a current storm. Thank you so much
Of all the posts you haven written that I have read, THIS one spoke to my heart more deeply than I can even tell you.
Your Sunday posts on and in faith are always wonderful and much appreciated, but this one…….oh my….spoke volumes to me.
I sat and cried and cried but good tears, grateful tears and prayed for you as well. I think God sent your message to me today for a very specific reason.
You may not always know how you touch lives Tania, but you make a difference. The fashion posts are fun, but you have a calling in faith. You are real, relatable, and the kind of person that I feel could sit at the kitchen table and talk with as a friend.
Trish! I’m so glad the tears were happy and grateful tears. Life is HARD, but we can all grow in our faith during tough times. If life was easy, we wouldn’t lean in to the Lord as much.
Tania,
Thank You So Very Much For My
Amazon Gift E – Card. God answered my Prayers.
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Thank you for reminding me that storms in life are only temporary and God is forever. I am stronger than the storm because of God.
When dealing with a terminally ill husband I looked up verses in the Bible that have to do with Gods promises and made a list. When the storms began to get the best of me I would pull out that list and recite those promises back to God in prayer. It brought peace to my heart every time!
I agree,it’s about where we choose to place on our focus-the storm or the creator❤️
I am so sorry that you and your husband are going through this, but you aren’t alone. The Lord is with you, and I’ll be praying for you. I’m sure other will pray for you also once they read your comment.
Thank you! I needed this.
Tania- Thank you for this I really needed it. I’m such a worrier and it does feel like it consumes me. God does bring peace when you ask but definitely our habits are hard to break. Please pray for my family to come out of this storm with joy at the end.
Thanks,
Charlotte
I’ll be praying for your family, Charlotte. Joy will be waiting once the storm has calmed down.
Thanks so much for the lesson, one too often repeated but survived. I particularly liked the ending prayer so I took a screenshot as a reminder and something to share. Bless you and your family.
This lesson today rings so true, Tania. Thank you as always for your insightful Sunday posts.
Oh boy did I need this reminder today. been going through a hurricane strength storm for over a year. what resonates with me… remember the blessings… He doesn’t just walk with us, He carries us, too… what your mind dwells on can consume you. that last one is a doozy for me. thank you for the reminders! have a blessed sunday!
Leslie, thankfully, I’ve only been through a handful of hurricane strength storms. Those are NOT the storms that I forgot!
Oh such a good one today! I’ve got to remember that phrase — “remember the blessings, not the storm.” Memories of storms have been haunting me lately and this post is a great help in looking at them from a more positive perspective. Funny how I knew this all along but it takes reading it from someone else for me to process it. Thanks.
Ann, I’m glad the Lord put this post in front of you as a reminder of His love for you.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I suspect that I’m not the only one that needs this today.
I find that I always look back after a life storm and see the silver lining in it. The storm was hard but God had a purpose for it. Always trust Him!
Thank you for these words – The Lord has helped us through several big storms -our home burned in the Malibu fire and a few years later our sun’s house just burned in the Camarillo fire -The Lord gives us strength to deal with all of this – Amen
I’m so sorry. My parent’s house burned when I was around 20 years old, and I remember how devastating that was.
Thank you. I needed this today.
This!!!! Exactly what I needed to hear today!
Amen! God is so good!!!
Loved this can i use it when its my turn to do a devotion at our ladies meeting. Of course i will reword it. Thank you for sharing
Tania, that literally brought me to tears! Thank you for continuing to share your faith! Happy Sunday 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
Really enjoyed the message this morning
Thank you, Tania. I needed this.
You are always spot on with your messages! 🙂 With God in our boat all storms are possible! The blessing and strength are plentiful it’s not until later do we see the blessings!
I really appreciate this post about “storms”. It was so beneficial for me today.
I love that you combine spiritual with fashion!!
Amen! Thank you for sharing Gods endless blessings!
Thank you for the blessing. I needed so much.
This post really hit home for me. Thank you for reminding me that the blessings are the goal to focus on and be thankful for, not the storm. I also love the prayer.
Thank you for the wonderful words today— I have been walking out a time in my life that I would call a miracle, not a storm or even a test. God saved me from a bad wreck — I broke 9 bones all over my body and had to go to the trauma ER and have surgery to put a rod in my right femur and reattach my right hip ball socket. I had 2 ribs broken on my right side, my left hand was broken, two of my vertebrae on the left side, my ankle (found 25 days later along with the small bone in my calf.
But the miracle was when the wreck occurred a man heard the wreck from inside his house and saw on his doorbell and he came out to my car and somehow got my (locked) door open and stayed with me til the EMTs pulled me out of the car. He kept telling me “stay with me” over and over. I was gasping for air and when I would try to open my eyes it was a blinding white light.
I do not remember much more until I woke up when they were after the surgery. I just was in and out.
Since the wreck Oct 23, I fell and actually broke the rod in my leg!! And had to have all the hardware replaced— the miracle here is my femur was not healing (calling it a nonunion). So a special surgeon did my surgery and put cadaver shavings and marrow in the gap to help it heal.
I praise God for this storm in my life. It brought me out of a place of depression— after the wreck when I really woke up in the room I wanted to see everyone and know what everyone was doing. I felt like God had blessed me greatly allowing me to endure a hardship to come forth as gold on the other side 💛
Carla, I am so sorry you have had to go through this. But, this morning, I was listening to Priscilla Shirer, and she said that we all want to see a miracle, but we don’t want to be placed in the situation where a miracle is needed. That really said something to me.
Every storm for a child of God is strengthening our faith. I wouldn’t take anything for the lessons I learned through the struggles.
Those are hard lessons, but they are the ones that stick with us.
Amen! Thank you Jesus. 🙏
I’ve been through many storms and the Lord has brought me through. Thank you for reminding me to remember the blessings from them. And thank you for your Sunday devotionals! I look forward to them every week. ❤️
I’m glad you enjoyed today’s post.
Thank you for this reminder…….God is with us through every storm. I needed to hear it this morning. Thank you so much for these Sunday posts.
Storms are never pretty while we are going through them, but the aftermath can bring lots of happiness.
Thank you for sharing this lovely devotion. It really touched my heart.❤️
Your prayer is fitting.
Thank you for sharing this – exactly what I needed to read today! Bless you, today and always.
Beautiful Sunday post as always. My favorites, which I forgot to put in survey, I think.
The key to happiness is exactly what you said, Tania…choosing to dwell on the positive not the negative and being grateful. Loved the childbirth analogy…many of us can relate. You are a good teacher. 😊
Thanks, Lisa. I appreciate your kind words.
Thank you for sharing this today, just what I needed.
Thanks for this message Tania, I’m in the middle of a storm right now and struggling to work through it. I needed this today.
Susan, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Lord sent this your way for a reason.
Thank you, Tania, for this beautiful reminder of God’s presence during the storms. I needed to read it this morning for sure. Your devotionals are spot on, and I appreciate you so much!
Wow! I needed to read this. Thank you.
love this! focus on our blessings, storms pass.
Amen! God bless you always!
I always look forward to reading your Sunday devotion. Very thoughtful and encouraging. Life is real sometimes too real but God is always there for us!
Amen! Thanks for the reminder Tania!
I needed this❤️
Enjoyed This!