This dear friend of mine wrote and sent this to me the other week. It spoke to my heart and so I asked if it's okay to share it with others... She graciously said yes.
I've been thinking some about clouds this week... There was one day where I was just sitting out in nature enjoying some quiet time, and watching the sky. There were dark clouds covering the sun, so that all I could see of the sun was just a little light shining out around the edges of the clouds. At one point a little hole opened in the cloud, and the sun shine through it just about took my breath away because of the beauty of it. I was just struck by how much beauty those clouds added to the sky. As I was sitting watching God brought some parallels to my mind if clouds in our lives. So often when there are dark clouds in our lives we feel like we can't hardly see the light, and we question why God had allowed or brought these clouds into our lives. We would prefer to not have the pain, and just have the sun shining. We would prefer not to have to search for the light shining around the clouds, but instead just be able to look up, and see the light. But God knows how much beauty clouds add to our lives. Yes our lives can be beautiful without them, but those clouds are what help us to realize our helplessness without Him, draw us to Him, and make us so much more like Him. If we allow them to, they are what refine us. I was just challenged to remember that without the clouds our lives would not have the same beauty.
Written by: Katrina Miller
"What if God's love were like the sun, constant and unchanging?
What if one day you realized nothing could take that away?"
until next time, God's Canada girl
