When the Storms Arise

Well, some storms have come again and set before me is a choice. I can either continue to walk forward and with God's help rise above the storms, or I can say I'm tired of the storms and the feeling of defeat time and time again. I can say the pain is too big, the waves are too high for me it'll be easier to walk away now while I still can. But I know that if I say the words "I give up," I am letting the enemy win. I don't want to give the enemy a foothold here. I want to continue to walk forward, and I want to be all who God has called me to be.


Right now, I have to be honest. It is hard. I don't understand why when everything was going so well, a curve ball has come, and it seems as though all has crumbled before me. I may never know why sometimes things go the way that they do. But I don't think that is what is important, I don't need to know why. I believe that God wants me to just keep my eyes up, and though the pain may rise, God will rise higher. God has been with me through the storms in the past, and He promises that He always will be. With that promise, I can walk forward. God is all that I need, and He is my healer. It may seem that there is a thorn in my flesh that hasn't gone away. But even if God decides to never take that thorn away, it isn't going to stop me from living my life for Him.



There is nothing that can happen to me that will make me turn the other way. No matter how painful it may be, I still want to serve my King with all that I have. God wants me to be a missionary, He wants me to share Jesus through the streets, and He wants me to be a follower in His steps and pick up the cross and follow Him. Jesus knows what I am going through, He suffered everything that I suffer from and even more, all for love. When I hurt, Jesus hurts, He shares my pain. But Jesus says, "Cast all your anxiety on Me, because I care for you." ( 1 Peter 5:7) I can feel God's hands upon me. Through the pain and tear filled eyes, I can see His face, I can feel Him leading me through.


I Thank God For The Mountains, and I Thank Him For The Valleys, I Thank Him For The Storms He Brought Me Through. For If I'd Never Had A Problem, I Wouldn't Know God Could Solve Them, I'd Never Know What Faith In God Could Do.


So with that, my choice is made. I've chosen to follow my Lord through it all. I will walk through this storm, and I know that God will lead me through to the otherside. I will live my life for Him, and will serve Him everyday for the rest of my life, and look forward to the day that I will be with Him for all eternity.