I should not be surprised, but the sermon this past week was about Samuel's annointing of Saul and how the Israelites received their first king due to a Donkey hunt. No lie. Yet some how through the scriptures we find out that it was not just any random Donkey hunt, but one that God had planned. He had sent Saul to Samuel......
The randomness of life is not so random to me any more. I always knew God had a plan for my life and was directing it, however I also thought that somethings are random indeed. In Jr High or Highschool a girl sang for one of our Chapels (went to a private school) the song she sang had the phrase, "Sometimes he calms the storm, but othertimes he calms his child." From that day I have never forgotten that song. Through the hardships I am facing right now I feel like I'm in a bubble created by God walking acrossed a dark and angry sea, right now I truly believe that instead of the storm he is calming me and my relationship.
Never a dull moment, yet never a moment alone when you are walking hand in hand with God. The funny thing is that I don't think most of my life I have been hand in hand with him. I belive instead of walking he has been carrying me. May his hand never leave my side and may his arms never cease to carry me. I claim that promise today and forward.
Don't ever forget in the storm there is a voice calling out to "Be still and know he is God" He is the one who creates storms, isn't that reassuring that he can stop them too! May the words of the song touch and remind you of this promise just as they did me.
Sometimes He Calms the Stormrecorded by Scott Krippayne, written by Tony Wood & Kevin StokesAll who sail the sea of faith
find out before too long
how quickly blue skies can grow dark
and gentle winds blow strong.
Suddenly fear is like white water
pounding on the soul.
Still we sail on knowing
that our Lord is is control.
Sometimes He calms the storm
with a whispered "Peace be still."
He can settle any sea,but it doesn't mean He will.
Sometimes He holds us close
and lets the wind and waves go wild.
Sometimes He calms the storm,
and other times He calms His child.
He has a reason for each trial
that we pass through in life.
And though we're shaken
we cannot be pulled apart from Christ.
No matter how the driving rain beats down
on those who hold to faith,
a heart of trust will always
be a quiet peaceful place.
Sometimes He calms the storm
with a whispered "Peace be still."
He can settle any sea,
but it doesn't mean He will.
Sometimes He holds us close
and lets the wind and waves go wild.
Sometimes He calms the storm,
and other times He calms His child.
-© 1995 BMG Songs, Inc.-
