As Christians, we know that we will be tested. When we are tested, we have to hold on strongly to everything we believe about our Father. That He is with us in everything. That He has not left us orphaned. We need to know that this world is not our reward, our home, or our final place.
We are dealing with illness in my family. The situation is testing us all. I was thinking that we are always so thankful for the blessing we see as being positive. What this situation is teaching me, as have other situations, is that we are to be thankful even in suffering. Blessings come in many forms, and not those that we always see as being blessings.
Whenever I am in the center of a storm of troubles, I feel like Peter when he walked with Jesus on the water. I start strong and end up faltering at a point. However, once I come through something, it is always with a little more love for my Lord and a little more faith. Right now, I still feel like I'm floundering. I was trying to remember the lyrics to a beautiful song, "I Know the Master of the Wind".
My boat of life sails on a troubled seaEver there's a wind in my sailBut I have a friend who watches over meWhen the breeze turns into a galeI know the master of the wind (ooooh)I know the maker of the rainHe can calm the stormAnd make the sun shine againI know the master of the windSometimes I soar like an Eagle to the skyAmong the peaks my soul can be foundAn unexpected storm may drive me from the heightsMay bring me low but it cannot bring me down
He has never left me in my troubles, but sometimes I find myself looking for Him in my feelings. I don't always feel safe. I don't always feel calm. But mine is not a God of emotions. He is God, the I Am. So, I have been trying to keep in mind the last verse of that song:
Let Jesus calm your stormAnd make the sun shine againHe is the master of the wind
Yes, He is. I hope this helps you hold up when you go through troubles of your own.
Peace
--Free
Master of the Wind was written by Joel Hemphill
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