The Storm

        I have a hard time expressing deep, personal feelings to others—especially people that I don’t trust. Well, even those I do trust. But, one of the things that I had learned lately is this: revealing yourself to others is a part of valuing them. You trust that person enough to open up yourself to them—even at the risk of being hurt severely. I wish to open my heart out to you all—my readers—starting with this blog.

Imagine the sound of thunder heard in the distance and rain starts to fall as a mist, then the mist become droplets and the thunder gets louder and more frequent. The wind blows, and become harder and harder to walk through. The rain pours heavily. Soaked and searching for shelter from the storm, you see clouds spinning in the distance—it’s coming toward you! You panic: not sure what to do or where to go.

        That’s how I feel about my spiritual life right now. I have a storm raging around me, and I can only do so much to deal with it. I am faced with school, work, studies, people (especially people), and rushing from place to place. All the while I try my best to put in at least two good prayers a day, and 30 minutes of bible study—which I admit I don’t always make the time to do lately. I run around a lot. It’s like society forces God out by being busy. I don’t like it at all! The storm overwhelms you, and you just fall to the ground. But, what do you do when you’re on the ground? Do you give up? Do you let the storm overcome you? Or, do you let God overcome the storm?

        These are questions I ask myself. It’s a choice; let the storm win, or let God win. You can’t handle life’s storms by yourself: it will toss you around in a funnel. Its chaos would break the bravest of men. The storm will get you soaked, get you scared, and get you anxious. God will give you cleansing, give you courage, and give you confidence. God loves you. So, I ponder these things, and I made a decision to let God win. I choose to stand and face the storm with humble confidence and courage. God will see to it that I get through it with lessons learned and strengthened faith in Him.