“The rain to the wind said,
You push and I’ll pelt.’
They so smote the garden bed
That the flowers actually knelt,
And lay lodged–though not dead.
I know how the flowers felt.”
― Robert Frost
”Don’t confuse your path with your destination.
Just because it’s stormy now doesn’t mean that
you aren’t headed for sunshine.”
– Anonymous
Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems.
And he brought them out of their troubles.
He made the storm as quiet as a whisper.
The waves of the ocean calmed down.
The people were glad when the ocean became calm.
Then he guided them to the harbor they were looking for.
Psalm 107:28-30 New International Reader’s Version
God doesn’t author hardship
but uses it to strengthen us for greater conquests.
He never leads us into a storm that He doesn’t give us
the power to overcome.
– John Bevere
And once the storm is over,
you won’t remember how you made it through,
how you managed to survive.
You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over.
But one thing is certain.
When you come out of the storm,
you won’t be the same person who walked in.
That’s what this storm’s all about.
– Haruki Murakami
It often takes the darkness of a storm
to show us the light of God’s presence.
– Tony Evans
The Lord says, “If someone trusts me, I will save them.
I will protect my followers who call to me for help.
When my followers call to me, I will answer them.
I will be with them when they are in trouble.
I will rescue them and honor them.
Psalm 91:14-15 Easy-to-Read Version
Stay strong.
Things will get better.
It might be stormy now,
But it can’t rain forever.
– Unknown