Dancing in the Rain

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the rain showers in my life. My sister-in-law, Christy, did a blog series called Silence in the Storm, which you can read here at Fearfully. Wonderfully. Trust me, you will be blessed! Reading her blog caused me to think about how I am handling the storms in my own life. To be honest, there has been, what seems like, an abundance of rain in my life lately. And right when I think the sun is beginning to peek out from behind the clouds, the downpour starts again. Sometimes I just feel like I may be washed away from all floodwaters in my life. Like I am losing my footing. I was reminded by a friend that my JOY comes from the LORD. Satan is not allowed to steal that from me. And despite what storms we may face, the Spirit of God is still living within us. Therefore, we have joy and hope and peace. There is something so powerful about knowing that no matter what is going on, I will ALWAYS have those things in my life because I am a daughter of Christ. I am ready to start looking at the rain, the storms, the showers as a blessing, instead of a curse. The Lord must see some tiny bit of strength in me if He is putting me through some of the things I am going through. He must believe I can give more of myself and that through these trials, He wants to have more of a relationship with me. He must KNOW that even though it is raining at the moment, that ONE day the sun is going to shine again, and I will be in a more gracious and humbling place than I was before the storm. Maybe His rain is a way of cleansing me...of washing me...of refining me. I find so much peace and joy in that. I find strength in that. My God loves me so much that He is willing to throw trials my way to bring me to a better place. I don't want to waste another second of my life dwelling on the rain in my life. I want to rejoice in the Lord...always. It's time to start dancing in the rain. Be blessed! Jenn