I turned my radio on to find an update about the cold weather. It only took seconds and my favorite AM station was letting me know that, with the wind, it was going to feel like zero degrees tonight. The announcer went on to say this cold weather is affecting thirty one states and spans over two thousand miles! IT WILL BE ONE OF THE WORST STORMS IN HISTORY! I then called my mom and she told me that in Oklahoma everything had come to a stand still. Along with their weather in the teens and single digits, my frozen family is enduring massive snow drifts. The only bright spot for the Oklahoma familia in these cold times were those two precious words SNOW DAY! All sisters, and nephews are staying home and wearing their pajamas well into the mid morning ... good times! My clan is not so blessed. We have the cold, but south Texas doesn't get much snow. So, off to school we go.All of this cold weather started me thinking about the snow storm that sometimes sneaks into our souls.
Have you ever had a need or a question that you have begged God to answer and the Lord took what seemed forever to give the answer? That is what I consider a warmer climate. When we are waiting for God to answer, no matter the length of time, our thermostat is set on high and we long for his sweet reply. Psalm 42:2 says, " My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?" John 6:35 says, "Then Jesus declared,..."whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." It is so wonderful when we thirst or long for the things of God. We know God satisfies, and he gives us a peace.
All of this is no surprise to Satan. He knows God will answer, and he knows God will provide. Matthew 6:40 tells us that "if God cares so wonderfully for the flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, won't he more surely care for you?" Satan knows God can satisfy but he tries everything he can to cast doubt and fear into the Lord's plan, and if we're not careful our thirst for his answer can grow cold and bitter and a snowdrift over our faith can cover our soul.
Like all great storms it starts with a little cloud of doubt or hurt, or worry. When we don't take it and leave it with the Lord, the cloud picks up momentum. It rolls over the area we are most vulnerable. At first we try to isolate the cold front to just that one area of our life, but you see... it doesn't work like that. God wants all of us because he knows that the blizzard of worry or pain rolls over into the sunniest of places. It effects those we love because our temper is shortened and cold. It effects our choices from tv shows to how much we spend at the store because when we are in a blizzard we lose our way. Like the snow we allow the wind to toss us to and fro. Our worries or anger rule and the SON no longer shines and warms us and lights the way.
Have you ever been in a spiritual snow drift? I have. It is a horrible place to be. You long for the warmth that hope brings but find none. As a christian you know the way out of the cold. You know what to do, but you have to choose to do it. When someone is facing freezing conditions, the best warmth they can get is to huddle next to another. God not only wants to be close; he wants to cover you. When you allow God to cover you, your cold snap will end. Sometimes it leaves quickly. Many times it is a conscious effort to allow God to reign over all areas of your life. Like a blizzard, it may take time for the snow to melt. That means you have to allow good habits to replace the bad habits you created out in the cold (like complaining or worry or ... you tell me). The hurt and cold will try to linger. You melt the ice by following God's instructions (the Bible) and allowing him to cover you (God's salvation through Christ"). If you allow God to take control of your journey I promise you that he will guide you into a much better climate. And that answer or question you needed to know before you drifted into the cold will be there... because the ultimate answer or provision is that God is enough.
Are there any clouds on your horizon? Take them to the Lord.
Matthew 10:39 "If you cling to your life you will lose it; but if you give it up for me, you will find it."
Have you ever had a need or a question that you have begged God to answer and the Lord took what seemed forever to give the answer? That is what I consider a warmer climate. When we are waiting for God to answer, no matter the length of time, our thermostat is set on high and we long for his sweet reply. Psalm 42:2 says, " My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?" John 6:35 says, "Then Jesus declared,..."whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." It is so wonderful when we thirst or long for the things of God. We know God satisfies, and he gives us a peace.
All of this is no surprise to Satan. He knows God will answer, and he knows God will provide. Matthew 6:40 tells us that "if God cares so wonderfully for the flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, won't he more surely care for you?" Satan knows God can satisfy but he tries everything he can to cast doubt and fear into the Lord's plan, and if we're not careful our thirst for his answer can grow cold and bitter and a snowdrift over our faith can cover our soul.
Like all great storms it starts with a little cloud of doubt or hurt, or worry. When we don't take it and leave it with the Lord, the cloud picks up momentum. It rolls over the area we are most vulnerable. At first we try to isolate the cold front to just that one area of our life, but you see... it doesn't work like that. God wants all of us because he knows that the blizzard of worry or pain rolls over into the sunniest of places. It effects those we love because our temper is shortened and cold. It effects our choices from tv shows to how much we spend at the store because when we are in a blizzard we lose our way. Like the snow we allow the wind to toss us to and fro. Our worries or anger rule and the SON no longer shines and warms us and lights the way.
Have you ever been in a spiritual snow drift? I have. It is a horrible place to be. You long for the warmth that hope brings but find none. As a christian you know the way out of the cold. You know what to do, but you have to choose to do it. When someone is facing freezing conditions, the best warmth they can get is to huddle next to another. God not only wants to be close; he wants to cover you. When you allow God to cover you, your cold snap will end. Sometimes it leaves quickly. Many times it is a conscious effort to allow God to reign over all areas of your life. Like a blizzard, it may take time for the snow to melt. That means you have to allow good habits to replace the bad habits you created out in the cold (like complaining or worry or ... you tell me). The hurt and cold will try to linger. You melt the ice by following God's instructions (the Bible) and allowing him to cover you (God's salvation through Christ"). If you allow God to take control of your journey I promise you that he will guide you into a much better climate. And that answer or question you needed to know before you drifted into the cold will be there... because the ultimate answer or provision is that God is enough.
Are there any clouds on your horizon? Take them to the Lord.
Matthew 10:39 "If you cling to your life you will lose it; but if you give it up for me, you will find it."
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