As I am sitting here listening to the storm. It brings me back to a time when I was a kid and we were sitting outside on the porch swinging with my mom. As kids we may or may not have been a little scared of the thunder. A mom always has a way of calming her children. We would sit outside and watch the lightening, rain, and listen to the thunder.
My mom would calm us down by telling us that “Jesus was bowling again, or he was rearranging his furniture.” Silly, stuff to calm us down and to use our imagination. She also would sing ” Till the Storm Passes Over” Now I don’t remember all of the words, but the ones that I do remember every time it storms I am reminded of the song my mother use to sing to us.
Till the storm Passes Over, Till the thunder sounds no more, hold me safe till the storm passes over. I know that is probably not how it goes, or maybe just even a bit of it or it may be in the wrong order.
I have to think that that all of the storms that we face in life and everything that we are going through… God is going through that battle with us, we are not alone.
As my mother would calm us by singing that song. The best part of it all is that our heavenly father can calm us all of the time, if we would just allow him to. You see, even though I love my mother and I know she loves me. One day she will be called home to join Jesus. Yes, I will have the memories, but the most important thing that she has taught my brother and I is to surrender to God. To love and serve him with all of our heart. Even when the thunder roars, and you feel that you can’t go on or you have no one. You will always have your heavenly father to carry the load.
Don’t let the storms of life take over, but trust and know that Jesus is the answer to what ever you are facing.
Thanks mom for always teaching us the love of Christ and being the example for us. When things got rough, you always leaned on the master. For that I am blessed!
Blessings,
J
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