This photo shows the storm that paralyzed Atlanta for five full days. Yes – it’s true. This is the land where credit cards double as ice scrapers and one snow shovel is shared around a cul-de-sac of neighbors. (Thank you, Mr. Prescott!) On two different days throughout the week, I bundled up my Michigan self and set out to show these southern snow sissies how it was done. On two different occasions, I had to abandon my car at different places in the neighborhood. The ice under the snow quickly took me out of control. The ice under the snow required total surrender.
And so it is with the storms of life too – especially the soul-crushing ones. They often bring us to a place of total surrender and remind us that ultimate control is not ours. But rather than abandon HOPE, I invite you to hang out with the ONE who holds ultimate control. Sovereign is He. God’s plans may never make sense this side of heaven yet He will give you the needed strength in the storms of this broken world. He will renew and refresh your spirit.
Soak in the words of this moving song by Lifehouse titled “Storm” and be encouraged that “your darkness will turn to light”:
Life is hard. Our ROCK Eternal is harder. Everything will be alright.
