Elom's weather forecast: severe thunderstorms earlier in the year have been replaced with cloudy but beautiful skies. Occasional showers might be in the forecast, but hopefully nothing that an umbrella can't take care of...
What a year! I feel like I have received a crash course on life in the past few months, after years of wandering in the rain. I was sitting in my shaky boat, wondering when the rain would stop, instead of asking the right question: "Who can I turn to in the storm?".I have learned my lesson, and I am getting better at crying out to Him for help even in relatively mundane situations.
I was feeling a little down last week, and decided to do a load of laundry (I like to do housework when I am upset). I walked to the utility room, turned on the washer, and not a sound... NOTHING. The washer was just staring back at me, fully aware that I am appliance challenged. After about 10 minutes of uncontrollable sobbing (alright, maybe it was closer to 20 minutes...), I finally calmed down and started praying. I walked back to the utility room, looked around and figured out what was wrong with the washer (something with the water pipe). Not bad for someone who is appliance challenged.
One thing I found interesting from the scene with the disciples in the storm:
"In fear and amazement they asked one another, 'Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him' Luke 8:25
After reading this passage, I started wondering what the disciples expected Jesus to do when they called out to Him:
1- They called out to Him in the middle of a storm
2- He answered by calming the storm.
3- They end up fearful and amazed.
Amazed, I get... but fearful? I guess, even people who spent so much with Jesus, and saw Him accomplish so many miracles could still be terrified by so much power.
EED
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