Against The Wind

In the midst of Tropical Storm Debby, there was not much to do except to sit inside and watch Mother Nature have a minor hissy fit.  As I sat there observing, a little white bird caught my attention.  The winds, at its' highest, were going 60 mph and there was the little white bird, fighting and pushing forward against the winds.  Anytime he made a little headway, the wind would just shove him back further and throw him around like a raggedy old toy.  You can see the little white bird getting tired but he was determined to get to where he needed to go.  With more might and more determination, the little white bird wasn't going to allow the storm to bully him and eventually made his way to where he needed to go. 

We often hear we have "storms" in our lives.  Storms that seems to pour down on us and with the wind against us, we fight our way through.  We get tired and often want to give up and  we think it to be impossible to find our way to where we need to be. We are able to take a few steps forward but then something happens to push us back even further than where we started.  How frustrating it is to get through a storm.  We get drenched, thrown around, our stuff flies everywhere, our hair is a blown mess, and by the time we do make our final destination, we are in shambles and disheveled leaving the better part of the evening to work on getting ourselves back in order. 

But then there are times we get through a storm smoothly.  The rain is falling and at first we feel the effects of it but then a cab comes along to pick us up and we ride through that storm with ease getting to our destination barely ruffled.

It's as simple as that.  The storm comes....get in God's cab and let Him take you through it with as little inconvience as possible. 

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;  And through the rivers they shall not overflow you.  When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you."  Isaiah 43:2