Yesterday my friend Jamie posted a YouTube video on her Facebook page, “for anyone who might be hurting.” It reminded me of something I put on my blog a couple of years ago after Hurricane Ike. I am using the same graphic, but this time I incorporated more of the words to this comforting song.
It’s not possible for any of us to live in a location that doesn’t experience severe storm activity of one kind or another during some season of the year. In the same way, it is impossible for any of us to live our earthly lives without encountering periods of turbulence and storminess in certain seasons. God is in control of our atmospheric weather; He’s also in control of our emotional storms. Sometimes He brings calm to our circumstances. Sometimes He allows the storm to rage and brings peace to our souls. Either way, if we put our trust in Him, we know that He will protect us and keep us close to Him…and bring us safely through the storm!
The link Jamie posted was of this song sung by Scott Krippayne. I included only one verse; there’s a second very meaningful verse in the video. You may not be in a stormy season right now, but you may know someone who is. Perhaps you’d like to share this link with them. You might want to bookmark the link so that you can listen and be encouraged later — because the weather forecast predicts stormy seas in the future for all of us!
I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart.
And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give.
So don’t be troubled or afraid.
John 14.27
