He Is in the Storm
The storm is raging all around us.
Sometimes the storms of life arrive without warning. One moment everything feels calm, and the next we are surrounded by uncertainty, disappointment, grief, fear, or circumstances we never expected.
And yet, why is it that in the middle of the storm, we so often forget that God is right there with us?
We may not be able to see Him. We may not understand what He is doing. We may even wonder why He is allowing the storm to happen at all. But that does not mean He has left us.
He is in the storm.
When we are at our weakest, He is strong. When we feel as though we cannot take another step, He carries us. When we cannot see beyond what is happening today, He already knows what tomorrow holds.
Sometimes, instead of asking, “God, why is this happening to me?” perhaps we need to ask, “Lord, what do You want me to learn through this?”
That can be a difficult question because storms hurt. They can turn our lives upside down and leave us searching for answers. But sometimes the greatest lessons of faith are learned in the places we never would have chosen to go.
The storm reminds us that God has never abandoned us.
Life is messy. There will be circumstances we cannot control, answers we cannot find, and situations we cannot fix. It is during those moments that we need to remind ourselves who really is in control.
God is.
I know how easy it is to say, “Let go and let God.” Living those words is much harder.
Letting go means releasing our need to understand everything. It means surrendering the outcome. It means trusting God when His plan looks completely different from the one we had imagined.
But something happens when we finally loosen our grip and place the situation into His hands.
Peace begins to replace fear.
Not because the storm has necessarily ended. Not because every problem has suddenly disappeared. But because we remember that we are not standing in the storm alone.
There is a peace that only God can provide—a peace that does not depend upon our circumstances. It comes from trusting that He sees what we cannot see and knows what we do not know.
Isaiah 55:8–9 reminds us:
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
We may not understand God’s plan while we are walking through the storm. We may not understand it tomorrow, next month, or even years from now.
But we can trust the One who does.
Perhaps the storm is strengthening your faith. Perhaps God is preparing you to someday comfort someone else who will walk a similar road. Perhaps He is closing one door because another is waiting. Or perhaps the lesson right now is simply learning to trust Him one day at a time.
Whatever storm you are facing today, remember this:
God has not forgotten you.
God has not abandoned you.
God is still working.
And God is still in control.
The storm may be raging around you, but you are being held by the One who can calm the storm.
And sometimes, the beautiful thing God creates from the storm isn’t that everything returns to the way it was.
Sometimes, the beautiful thing He creates is us.
A Prayer for the Storm
Heavenly Father,
When the storms of life surround me and I cannot see what lies ahead, help me remember that You are with me. When I am weak, be my strength. When I am afraid, remind me that You are still in control.
Help me release the things I cannot change and trust You with the things I cannot understand. Show me what You want me to learn during this season, and give me the faith to believe that You are working even when I cannot see it.
Lord, quiet my heart and fill me with the peace that only You can give. Help me trust Your ways, Your timing, and Your plan.
And when the storm has passed, help me look back and see how You were holding me through it all.
Amen.
