Week 3

This week, I read my devotional by Max Lucado every morning.  Each devotion offers me peace and guidance for my day.  I also read my book The Help over the weekend and am almost half way through.  I am LOVING this book.  Can't wait to finish to give my final review of the story.  I wanted to share one of the devotions I posted to my other blog about one of the devotions I read this week.  I hope you enjoy.  Have a wonderful week!

My devotion this morning was too good not to share. The prayer at the end said:

Lord, we cannot control the storms of life, but we can control where we look in the storm. We choose to look to you. We choose to see you in the middle of our heartbreak and our health crises. When we are tossed about by the trials and temptations of life, remind us not to be overwhelmed by fear and doubt, but to look for your calming presence, amen.
(Max Lucado, Live Loved)

The devotion for today was all about being in the middle of your storm...whatever that may be...and how you choose to handle it. We all have storms in life. But where you look in your storm is key. I thought the prayer for today was just too perfect. We don't usually look for Jesus in the middle of our storms. We look for Him at church and in prayer time. We feel his presence as we worship, and sometimes in other happy times in our lives. But we don't usually look to see Jesus as the tears are falling. Yet...through the blur...there He is. Crying too. He calms the raging seas. He tells us not to fear. And we are to obey...no matter how hard that might be. Let go of the fear and allow God to be the calm in your storm.

Finances...
Divorce...
Broken Homes...
Health Issues...
Parenting Troubles...

In the places where you might least expect to see Jesus...He is there.

I know personally, I am depending on my relationship with Christ to get me through the tough times in life.  I have no where else to turn.  And one of my favorite quotes says...

When you can't stand...

kneel in prayer. 

Have a blessed day!
Amy