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God will take care of you!
'... He will take care of you ...' Psalm 55:22
Gladys Aylward, missionary to China more than fifty years ago, was forced to flee when the Japanese invaded Yuncheng. With only one assistant, she led 100 orphans over the mountains towards free China. During the journey she was petrified. After a sleepless night she started the day with no hope of reaching safety. A thirteen-year-old girl in the group reminded her of the story of Moses and the Red Sea. 'But I'm not Moses,' Gladys sighed in despair. 'Of course you aren't,' the girl said, 'but God is still God!'
They all made it through safely, and were reminded that no matter how inadequate they felt, God was still God, and they could still trust Him. Sometimes God calms the storm; other times He lets the storm rage and calms us.
If you're overboard in a stormy sea, are you going to sulk that it's still stormy, claiming God doesn't care, and try and swim to safety yourself, or are you going to get in the lifeboat God's offering you, and let Him take you through the storm to the safety of the shore, spending some quality time with Him on the way as He steers you through the waves?
Next time you feel like you're in a storm and it's not letting up; take a time-out, and ask God to help you calm down. Trust Him, knowing that whatever the situation, however small you feel, God is still God; and He's massive.
written by Bob Gass
'... He will take care of you ...' Psalm 55:22
Gladys Aylward, missionary to China more than fifty years ago, was forced to flee when the Japanese invaded Yuncheng. With only one assistant, she led 100 orphans over the mountains towards free China. During the journey she was petrified. After a sleepless night she started the day with no hope of reaching safety. A thirteen-year-old girl in the group reminded her of the story of Moses and the Red Sea. 'But I'm not Moses,' Gladys sighed in despair. 'Of course you aren't,' the girl said, 'but God is still God!'
They all made it through safely, and were reminded that no matter how inadequate they felt, God was still God, and they could still trust Him. Sometimes God calms the storm; other times He lets the storm rage and calms us.
If you're overboard in a stormy sea, are you going to sulk that it's still stormy, claiming God doesn't care, and try and swim to safety yourself, or are you going to get in the lifeboat God's offering you, and let Him take you through the storm to the safety of the shore, spending some quality time with Him on the way as He steers you through the waves?
Next time you feel like you're in a storm and it's not letting up; take a time-out, and ask God to help you calm down. Trust Him, knowing that whatever the situation, however small you feel, God is still God; and He's massive.
written by Bob Gass
