Just sharing my thoughts on the 'winter storm'......
As bad as all of this 'winter storm' has been, maybe God intervened in order to protect some people.....Again, just my thoughts. I do look for the 'good' in everything.
- I wonder how many people were planning to stop by a bar, for a few drinks after work? - Possibly taking an innocent life afterward.
- I wonder what deranged person was planning an attack on a school or a downtown office building? - Possibly injuring or taking the life of an innocent person, or persons.
- I wonder if there was someone planning on robbing a bank or a store, at gun point? - Possibly leaving devastation in their tracks.
- I wonder if there was a student, being bullied at school, who was contemplating suicide when he/she got home, before the parents return? - Possibly leaving confused and hurt parents behind.
There are many reasons for God's intervention, or allowance of the situation. As bad as it has been for alot of people, maybe being stranded in a car, a motel, or even at school, was the perfect place of protection God placed them in. Our ways are not His ways.....
Isaiah 55:8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord. (NKJV)
Now, just a few more thoughts on the happenings, in the midst of the 'winter storm'........
- What about the baby that was born on the side of 285? Maybe those parents understand, a little deeper, the miracle they've been given?
- What about all of the people that opened up their hearts and homes, to the stranded 'strangers'? Maybe someone saw Jesus while staying warm in a stranger's home.
- What about all the 'strangers' getting out of their cars, banning together, to push another 'stranger' up a hill? Maybe that was the encouragement someone needed to restore their faith.
I think we can all thank God today for something. This entire 'winter storm' caused havoc among many, and may continue through today, but God is still in control. Through all of this, God has protected His loved ones, in many different ways.
I believe in all of this, many have had their faith restored, have realized how precious life is, and have seen Jesus in that stranger. God has a plan for each and every one of us. Maybe He just wanted to remind us all of his command.....
John 15:12 This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you (NKJV)
I believe there was, and still is, alot of love being shown out there on those icy roads, and in that stranger's home. And, this is making God smile. So, praise God for something today and if given the opportunity, show some love!
For those that didn't have to get out, the many prayers, for safe returns, were definitely heard.
GOD REIGNS AND THE SON SHINES, even in the midst of a 'winter storm'!!
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