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Life can be pretty challenging sometimes, especially when what you first thought was a pleasant day changes, dramatically. Now, you’re not just walking up a mountain enjoying the view, but you’re fighting for your life as freezing fog or a heavy downpour suddenly envelopes you, snow falls and you realise you didn’t bother to bring any emergency survival gear because it all looked so lovely when you set out.
When learning to drive I faced, what can only be described as, torrential rain – the sort that your wipers can’t work fast enough to deal with; the sort that makes the edge of the roads invisible.
I faced these same conditions recently when driving some friends to a train station, after a weekend of hosting them in our home.
We’d popped into a supermarket on the way, so that they could buy themselves some lunch for their journey, and by the time we had finished the rain had started falling, and then some.
Our car was literally opposite the door from the small supermarket. A fairly narrow footpath (sidewalk) stood between us - it took a matter of seconds to jump into the car, once we had left the dry-safety of that supermarket. And, yet, we were all thoroughly soaked through by the time we’d shut the car doors again.
Life does this sometimes doesn’t it? We go out in the sunny weather, with our shades on, and then we’re taking the shades off and running for cover as, sometimes, all hell seems to break loose directly at us.
It is in those times that we have to consider our following actions. And, sometimes, the best thing we can do is follow the advice of my driving instructor – to take a break, and a pause, while the worst of those conditions blow over. Sometimes being risk averse is the wiser course of action, if we can.
As Christians we can always go to God, and ask Him to help us. The bible reassuringly reminds us that we can take shelter under the shadow of His wings – what a place to be.
So no matter whatever storms you see raging around you, take a pause, and go talk to God, resting under His wings, and asking Him what you should do next.
Just a thought…
Andy B
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Life can be pretty challenging sometimes, especially when what you first thought was a pleasant day changes, dramatically. Now, you’re not just walking up a mountain enjoying the view, but you’re fighting for your life as freezing fog or a heavy downpour suddenly envelopes you, snow falls and you realise you didn’t bother to bring any emergency survival gear because it all looked so lovely when you set out.
When learning to drive I faced, what can only be described as, torrential rain – the sort that your wipers can’t work fast enough to deal with; the sort that makes the edge of the roads invisible.
I faced these same conditions recently when driving some friends to a train station, after a weekend of hosting them in our home.
We’d popped into a supermarket on the way, so that they could buy themselves some lunch for their journey, and by the time we had finished the rain had started falling, and then some.
Our car was literally opposite the door from the small supermarket. A fairly narrow footpath (sidewalk) stood between us - it took a matter of seconds to jump into the car, once we had left the dry-safety of that supermarket. And, yet, we were all thoroughly soaked through by the time we’d shut the car doors again.
Life does this sometimes doesn’t it? We go out in the sunny weather, with our shades on, and then we’re taking the shades off and running for cover as, sometimes, all hell seems to break loose directly at us.
It is in those times that we have to consider our following actions. And, sometimes, the best thing we can do is follow the advice of my driving instructor – to take a break, and a pause, while the worst of those conditions blow over. Sometimes being risk averse is the wiser course of action, if we can.
As Christians we can always go to God, and ask Him to help us. The bible reassuringly reminds us that we can take shelter under the shadow of His wings – what a place to be.
So no matter whatever storms you see raging around you, take a pause, and go talk to God, resting under His wings, and asking Him what you should do next.
Just a thought…
Andy B
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