Summer's Worth of Rain

 

The rains came. And when the rains came, they really came. Records were set In both the amount that fell and how quickly it fell as the floods rose and roads were closed. This was the sky the night before, after just the first touch of the rain had made itself known. Little could I imagine after that brief evening shower what the next day would bring. Who knew that a summer’s worth of rain would fall in just an hour.

Sometimes life feels that way, too much comes at once. We might feel pretty good about our ability in handling one challenge. In our healthier, stronger moments we may be able to handle two struggles at a time. But there can come those times when it seems that our life receives a summer’s worth of trouble in a day. Those are the moments that have the ability to overwhelm and defeat us.

In those times we can remember the words of the Psalmist, “When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then You knew my path.” We may be temporarily lost in the storm, but God always knows where we are. I find comfort in that thought. As the old song says, “When the storms of life are raging, stand by me.” God is with us in the storm, even when it seems our troubles are setting records at every turn.

Peace.