Smile God is in the Storms

By Ronnie Wyatt 

A little boy walked to and from school daily. On one particular morning, the weather was questionable as clouds were forming and the sky was gray. Yet, as usual the little boy made his daily trek to the elementary school anyway.

As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up and the thunder and lightning began to roll. The mother of the little boy was concerned that her son would be frightened as he walked home from school and feared that the electrical storm might harm her child.

Worried, the mother got into her car and drove along the route to her child's school. Upon finding her son, she noticed her little boy was walking along just fine, but at each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up and smile. More lightning followed and with each one the little boy would look at the streak of light and smile.     The mother approached him in her car, lowered the window and asked him, "What are you doing?"

The child answered, "I am trying to look nice, God keeps taking my picture."

We all face storms in our lives. There is nothing that we can do to keep them from happening, but we can do something about how we handle those storms. We have two choices. One, we can allow the storms to fill us with fear, anxiety, and despair. Or, we can keep on smiling because we know that God is still in control, even in the storms.

We have a wonderful promise from God that says, “..I will never leave you nor  forsake  you. So we may boldly say: "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"(Hebrews 13:5-6). The key to really understanding this verse is understanding what “forsake” means. It means to abandon, desert or to leave helpless. It is often times used to mean “to drop.”

With that in mind, re-read that verse. God is promising you that if you come to Him by faith in His Son, Jesus Christ, He will never abandon or desert you even in the worst of life’s storms. He will never leave you helpless in your time of need. And even better, through Jesus Christ you can always know that you are safe in the hands of God and He will never, ever drop you! So, smile. God is even in the storms!
    

Verse To Meditate On:

“Our soul waits for the Lord;  He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him,  Because we have trusted in His holy name.”  Psalm 33:20-21

Ronnie Wyatt is an Evangelist, Author, Christian Comedian, Conference Speaker and the Executive Director of Crosseyed Ministries – www.crosseyedministries.com

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