Well, the snow is officially gone. The rain, however, just dealt its first devastating blow. Our road was flooded along with many others, Best of all, an old wish of the family came true. We suddenly had a pool in the backyard. There is one thing, though, that never ceases to amaze me. Any church bus runner will agree with me that running in the rain is not exactly preferable. Now maybe its just because I've been at it such a short time but I have never had to do any running in the rain. This Sunday was especially cool. I woke up, and it was pouring, everything was already flooded. Everyone said I was going to get wet. I said "I've never had to run in the rain before, God will stop the rain." I just knew He had it under control. So we got in the car, and the rain stopped. We got to church, I ran my route, we got back to church with the kids, and it started raining. After classes I had to stay in the church for a few minutes, so I sent the kids out to the bus with the other workers. It was still raining. By the time I got out to the bus the rain had stopped. I ran the kids home and by that evening the rain started again. Not once did I have to run in the rain. Now you may call it sheer luck, but I think God was being mighty good to me and those kids. I had faith God would stop the rain in time to keep everyone dry and I think everyone reading this knows what faith can do.
"And when they were come to the multitude, there
came to
him a
certain man, kneeling
down to
him, and
saying,
Mt
17:15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he
falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
Mt
17:16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and
they could
not cure
him.
Mt
17:17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how
long shall
I be with you? how long shall I suffer you?
bring him
hither to
me.
Mt
17:18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
Mt
17:19 Then came the disciples
to Jesus
apart, and
said, Why
could not
we cast
him out?
Mt
17:20 And Jesus said unto them,
Because of your unbelief:
for verily
I say
unto you,
If ye
have faith
as a grain of mustard seed,
ye shall
say unto
this mountain, Remove
hence to
yonder place; and it shall remove; and
nothing shall be impossible unto
you." Now, in no way am I bragging that I have great faith, it is actually quite the contrary. I struggle with my faith as much as the other guy. But I know what it can do. If you go through life trusting God with everything you have, God will bless you for it. That doesn't mean God won't take you through trials, but rather that he will give them to you as a way to increase your faith. Who's up for some faith exercises.
