I was scared. I was hot. And I was in awe.
We had never experienced a storm like this before...anywhere. It had been such a sunny day and a storm certainly wasn't anticipated. But around 1am we woke up to a hard downpour of rain on a tin roof. It got louder and louder... and then came the lightening. And what follows lightening? THUNDER. The lightening would light up our house, then the thunder would literally roll all around us. I gained an entirely new definition for ‘rolling thunder.’ It sounded as if God had a big whip and with each crack the thunder would just ripple across the heavens. Each time I would clinch my eyes shut and just wait for the roar. I’ve never experienced anything like it. You could actually feel the rumble.
The pouring rain started coming in through our screen windows. But because the storm had caused a brown-out (Filipino term for power outage) it wasn’t worth it to close the glass and suffer the heat. I held on to Josh’s arm or wrapped the pillow around my head with every strike of lightening, preparing myself for the thunder to come. Between praying that we wouldn’t get struck by lightening and for peace for Monica in her house by herself, I found myself just worshipping and praising God- the God of the universe- God of lightening and of thunder. His vastness and greatness in light of my smallness and helplessness was too much to take in.
He is the God of the storms; the storms of raging thunder and the storms in my life that sometimes seem even bigger than the lightening bolts we saw last night. He's so sovereign and He's so big. He's the Creator of the world. And He knows my life's storms. But He leads me by still waters and leads me to get lost in His vast greatness.
The Lord reigns; He is robed in majesty; The Lord is robed;
He has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; It shall
never be moved. Your throne is established from of old; You are from
everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O Lord, The floods have lifted up their
voice; The floods lift up their roaring. Mightier than the thunders of many
waters, Mightier than the waves of the sea, The Lord on high is mighty! Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore. Psalm 93
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