I was planning to leave for my first retirement road trip today. That was until I woke up and saw the weather forecast that covered the exact path that I would be driving. The weather predictions are at the highest level possible, and the last time this severity was issued was two years ago. That was my sign that I needed to postpone my trip. So here I am, waiting for the weather to pass.
“Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalms 46:10) This is what I was reminded of when my plans were interrupted today. Which relates to my life in general lately. Do you know how hard it is to “be still” when there is something that you want but you can’t have. Or something that you are trying so hard for, but you were rejected once again. I have heard these words over and over in the last year. Not audibly heard them, but whispers from God.
But I’m learning to be patient. I’m generally a patient person in most areas of my life. For example, rush hour traffic used to bother me, but I’ve learned that there isn’t much I can do about it, so now I patiently wait in the I-49 funnel (as I like to call it), where traffic narrows from three lanes to two. And as a nature photographer, I have waited patiently for the perfect sunset, or a bird snatching a worm out of the ground, and even waited for a butterfly to land just right. But not just for the butterfly to land, but then for it to spread it’s wings long enough to capture the shot.
So just like the storms of weather will pass today, so will the storms of life. And if you be still long enough, the sun will come out again!
