Some of the greatest spiritual attacks I have had in Kermit took place this week. I felt like every time I turned around I heard bad news. I had three people contact me within about 20 minutes one night about 10:30 PM with bad news. Instead of being able to go to sleep and rest I was just hurting and praying for them until 1:00 AM. The next day began with a severe allergy attack at 5:00 AM and by 6:00 AM I was getting more bad news. As I began to ask for prayer a friend of mine reminded me of this. Immediately I knew my storms would have a rainbow at the end and instead of being defeated, I felt victorious.
The worst storm ever upon the earth was followed by God placing a sign in the sky. The most beautiful thing, "The Rainbow". Each time I walk outside and see one immediately I pause in wonder. The array of all the beautiful colors is just stunning. Oh and then to get to see a double rainbow. It is absolutely awesome.
None of us welcome storms in our lives. But they are going to come. Your storm may be the death of a child, husband or wife. It may be financial, it could be in your marriage. Many face the storm of cancer or the loss of a job. How do you handle your storms? Is it wrong to be angry during your storm? No, it's what you do with the anger that could be wrong. Anger used in the right way can be constructive. Anger in the wrong way will be destructive. Oh how we need to use our storms in a constructive way.
Several years ago I was faced with a storm in my life that I thought was too big for even God. As God walked with me through that storm I gained a wonderful since of peace when I used that anger to help others instead of torture and torment myself. I would pound and pour my heart out on my piano and anything else I could pour myself into. Had I not walked through that storm, I would not be the person that I am today. My world doesn't even have the same colors after that storm than it did the 35 years prior to it. After the storm had passed and things began to settle, I could quietly hear the Lord say, :"Look, Look, Look, now isn't that beautiful, isn't that just so very cool".
For you see everything changed during the storm. He was able to wash away all the impurities and when others seen me after the storm they seen the glory of Christ shining on me instead of "Sherry", They were able to see there was a cocoon stage but what came forth was a butterfly. A changed life.
Did I enjoy the storm? No, it was the most painful thing I've ever gone through but when I came out of it I was able to write songs that could minister to people hurting, play the piano with emotion I had never been able to play before, and to speak to woman in a way that I had never done. The Lord released an array of wonderful colors to come bursting forth from my life.
After having this storm the last week, I have decided to start praying that tomorrow the Lord will allow us to see the rainbow. We have poured ourselves into the lives of seventy one children and we will be able to meet their families tomorrow night and minister to them. I claim the souls of these families and when the Lord saves them, Northside Baptist Church will be seeing a rainbow. The glory of God shining through the storm will give us peace that it was worth going through the storm to just see the glory of God and the souls of people come to know Jesus. This my friend will be My Rainbow.
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