Weathering Storms

There's a tree called the great sequoia. It's not damaged by extreme weather. Instead, the strongest, most direct winds actually serve to strengthen the trees rather than weaken them. Each blast of wind creates tiny fractures in the bark which produces a more pliable and resilient tree- able to bend but not break.

Like these great trees, we sometimes face "strong winds" and "harsh weather". In the face of the wind and the rain splatter, we need to grow in the understanding even more so today that we're hidden in the secret place of the Most High, and that we're established on Christ the solid rock Himself.

When I was studying in England, it was pretty pointless using an umbrella and striving against the gale force wind and the rain. So I bought a quilted trenchcoat with a hood. Similarly we can try walking in the storm with our own umbrellas- our career, insurance, credit card, looks, other investments and possessions- but these cannot help us fully weather the storms of life. Putting on the robes of righteousness, the garment of praise and hiding in the secret place of the Most High is truly our only safe bet.