When Storms Rattle Your Faith

When Storms Rattle Your Faith
When Storms Rattle Your Faith

A huge storm system hit my area last night, claiming the lives of two people.

I was up late, watching the results of a contest I entered.

As I watched the Facebook photos roll in of scary-big hail and overturned vehicles, I turned to Psalm 18, the psalm which carried me through so many hard times in the past.

In a storm, you seek shelter.  You seek security, protection, and hope.

God will provide for you in every storm you face, whether it’s an actual tornado or an emotional wreck.  

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I read the first verses of Psalm 18 aloud, crafting them into a prayer for my friends and family members just to the north of here.  All those people pelted by three-inch hailstones.  Those huddled in their basements (thank God for basements!).  People worried sick about loved ones.

I clung to Psalm 18 again at 4:00 a.m., when the sound of high winds whipped me awake.  My husband and I jumped out of bed, gathered up the kiddos, and rushed to the basement.  We listened intently for that signature train sound that precedes a tornado.  As my heart beat faster, I closed my eyes and prayed, “Lord, protect us.  You are our protection.  You are our safe place.”

The train sound never came.  The 70 mile-per-hour winds finally died down.  It’s still dark at 6:08 a.m. as I write this.  Daylight will reveal fallen limbs and tossed debris.

The daylight will also reveal God’s faithfulness.  In almost 13 years of living in the woods, not once has a tree fallen on our home.  Tree branches crashed around us in the 2008 ice storms, but not a one touched our home.  A large tree toppled in our garden a few years ago, but never hit our house.

God is faithful.  

He will continue to be faithful, even if a tree hits our home in the future.  Even if a tornado strikes my little corner of Missouri, I will trust in God’s protection, provision, and shelter.

I will pray for those in the line of this storm system.  Will you join me in praying Psalm 18 for anyone suffering from a storm today?

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