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<\/a>Our tornado sirens didn\u2019t go off last night, but some folks in nearby towns spent their evenings in safe, secure locations (that means they were in their basements). Some were without power. Homes and properties were damaged or destroyed. It was a difficult evening and perhaps even more difficult to wake this morning to see the damage in the light of day.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I just replaced a wall hanging in my family room with this quote. \u201cLife isn\u2019t about waiting for the storm to pass; it\u2019s about learning to dance in the rain.\u201d (Anonymous) I’m sure there wasn’t much dancing last night, but I think we can learn a few things from this quote.<\/p>\n
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During the storms of this life, we must know that God is with us and He is not going to leave us alone. There is safety and security in the arms of God our Father. There is no reason to be afraid.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s difficult to move from not being afraid to dancing. It is a big step. But when we do so, we acknowledge that God is in control and that we are living within His peace.<\/p>\n
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When we are in the midst of our own storms of life, it\u2019s so good to know that they will pass. Sometimes even leaving without a trace of being there. There are affects from each life-storm, but in many cases they are good. Some may be short lived. Others long lasting. Some may take years to see the outcome, while others are immediate. Regardless of the storm, things will change. Nothing will ever be the same.<\/p>\n
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What matters is how we handle the storm and make it to the other side.<\/p>\n
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In the midst of Job\u2019s storm of life, there is a section where God speaks to Job. There are a few verses during this monologue that speak to me.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThen the Lord answered Job out of the storm.\u201d<\/em> (Job 38:1 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThen the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm.\u201d<\/em> (Job 40:6 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the midst of our life\u2019s storms, we must listen for God\u2019s voice. He is there. He is with you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And maybe when you\u2019ve come to know God\u2019s peace as Job did, you too can say, \u201cI know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted.\u201d <\/em>(Job 42:2 \u2013 NIV) Job learned to dance in the rain of his storm.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For any of you who are facing a storm, tornado or not, be encouraged by these words written by the Apostle Peter. \u201cCast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.\u201d<\/em> (1 Peter 5:7 \u2013 NIV) Seek God. Look to Him. Lean on Him when it gets too difficult for you. He cares for you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you are facing a storm, I\u2019d be happy to be praying for you during this time. Drop me a line. You can be assured I\u2019ll pray.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I also ask for you to be praying for my friends in Colorado who were affected by these storms last night. There is much to do today\u2026and we\u2019re in for another round of crazy weather this afternoon. Stay safe wherever you are and remember, God is with you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Donna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We had some pretty crazy weather in my neck of the woods last night. Tornadoes popped up in a few locations nearby and many of my friends to my north were affected by the extreme weather. Our tornado sirens didn\u2019t go off last night, but some folks in nearby towns spent their evenings […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3762,22,14,21],"tags":[214,4380,4382,4383,4384,242,4381],"class_list":["post-4608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abide","category-believing-god","category-seeking-god","category-trusting-god","tag-1-peter-57","tag-a-tornado","tag-job-381","tag-job-406","tag-job-422","tag-storms","tag-storms-in-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4608"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4610,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4608\/revisions\/4610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}