We all have storms in life whether big or small. Some can feel so big it is hard to see past them and it seems as though you are in the eye of the storm and there is no way of getting out. It may not be visible on the surface, but it is beyond real to you in your heart. When tragedy strikes and you find yourself on your knees, that is pure pain. Grief can be a storm, heart break can be a storm, sickness can be a storm, relationship problems can be a storm. The hardest part about being in a storm sometimes is that nobody can feel the weight of it, you are the only one which can feel lonely, isolating and at times hopeless, but the one thing that will bring you through it is hope. A four letter word with great impact. Hope is what brought Martin Luther King through jail and hope is what brought the Israelites out of Egypt. When all sides of your life are crashing in on you, hope will be that little seed inside of your heart that believes some way, somehow everything will be okay. You may not feel it at all, see it at all or even want it. Sometimes strength is surrendering your pain and believing that God will remove it, replace it, see it and take it. He did not die so that I must still be bound to pain, he died to free me from it. In life we will have battles to fight and situations to overcome, but hope is the reassurance that the battles will be won, have been won and because of that I can over come!
It may not be in the way I want, but his way is always better, bigger, smarter and always for the better meant of my life. Suffering is a part of life unfortunately some suffer more then others, but isn't it refreshing to know that there is someone who knows your pain and suffers with you? Who doesn't just see it, but has experienced it and not only that, but took it and wants to heal you? Healing can come in many forms, it can come in a miracle, a "coincidental circumstance," or even just a simple, hug. Big or small a miracle is a miracle. Sometimes what I want isn't always what God wants for me, but in the letting go and trusting in him I am able to feel way more peace then when I am pleading or angry with him. Accepting that I cannot change my situations, but he can. Accepting that he may not do it in the way I want or picture, but in a better way. Reminding myself that his ways are better then my ways. Life is like a puzzle with many different pieces, but I cant always know which pieces all fit to create the total outcome, but he can piece every piece perfectly and intricately together until the puzzle becomes a masterpiece! Trust the puzzle maker of your life, trust God! He only has good in store. Religion is one thing, love is another.
"Pockets of peace
Surrounding me,
Buckets of laughter,
Is all I need."