Clouds and trembling

mybelovedismine — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:15:00 +0000

Sometimes our paths are cloudy, and we can’t see what is ahead of us. And sometimes the ground trembles. It is in these times that the words of the scripture are so sweet. “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path.” “You enlarge my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.” We are not shaken or surrounded by clouds without purpose. We are shaken so that only Christ may remain. And there are clouds so that we don’t lean on our own understanding. I must understand that I do not uphold myself. Christ upholds me. And so, as the storms come, we know that He is Lord.

Thunder

mybelovedismine — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:36:00 +0000

I love the sound of thunder. Thunder, especially the really loud, deep, house shaking, heart shaking THUNDER, fills me with so much peace. For me it’s a faint echo of hearing the voice of God. It reminds me of Psalm 18 and God’s protection over me. “I will love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; . . . . And I cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, and even my cry came before Him, even to His ears. Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundation of the hills also quaked and were shaken, . . . . The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, . . . . He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.” I think C.S. Lewis described this feeling well when he describes Aslan’s roar. It’s a strength that both shakes you and gives you unshakable peace at the very core of who you are. When I hear thunder, I feel like a child being held in the arms of my Father.

Ps 018 – My Beloved is Mine

Clouds and trembling

Thunder