And the Rains Came Down

  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. Matthew 7:25 (New International Version)

If you are living pretty much anywhere on Planet Earth this summer, you have been talking about the weather. Where ever you are, you have had either drought or fires or hurricanes or flooding, perhaps a tornado or an earthquake. Maybe a volcano. I hear the national forecast every day and think, “what else is going to go wrong with our weather?”

Here in Wisconsin, it’s the same thing. For the most part it has been hot and dry where I live, but then when it does rain, it is torrential. None of those steady, all-day showers. Nope, just a downpour here and a downpour there.

When we were at Lifest in July, it was the same thing. A storm would blow through and open the flood gates, then it would clear up for a little while. Then the rain would start up all over again.

 I don’t know and I’m not going to speculate. Is it the effect of global warming? Just a cyclic trend (the old-timers would say, ‘oh, we have crazy weather like this every five years like clock-work, nothing to worry about, just ol’ mother nature’)?

Or is it signs of the End of Times? I surely do not know that. All I do know is that God has His plan and we need to turn to Him and trust in Him no matter what comes down from the sky.

Thank You, Heavenly Father, for taking care of us in times of plenty and in times of hardship. Send Your Holy Spirit to give us the strength to continue to follow You through it all. Amen