I hope you’re all having a blessed weekend!  I know that so many have been going through some rough seas, and heaven is being showered with prayers from many of us here.  We’ve also been going through some storms of our own…

My husband has been having chest pains, and very low energy…please pray! 
***I know God is our Great Physician and Healer! 

Our electricity went out, again…and we may have lost more food! 
***I know God is our Provider!

I have been experiencing some fear, anxiety, and depression.
***I know God is my Deliverer!

I do so miss my son.
***He is my Comforter!  I know God is holding him in the palm of His hand! 

In all of these things, I know that He IS my Shelter, and my Rock!
In all of the things that you are going through right now, claim Him as your Shelter, and your Rock!
He will NOT fail us!  We will praise Him through the storms!!!

“But those who wait for the LORD {who expect, look for, and hope in Him}
shall change and renew their strength and power;
they shall lift their wings and mount up {close to God} as eagles {mount up to the sun};
they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. 
Isaiah 40:31 {AMP}

An eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks.  The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come.  When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm.  While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it.  The eagle does not escape the storm.  It simply uses the storm to lift higher.  It rises on the winds that bring the storm.

When the storms of life come upon us (all of us will experience storms) we can rise above them by setting our minds and our faith toward Jesus and His Word.  The storms do not have to overcome us.  We can allow God’s power to lift us above them. Our Lord enables us to ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy, failure, sadness, and disappointment in our lives.  We can soar above the storm.  Remember, it is not the burdens of life that weigh us down, it is how we handle them.  We can be overcomers, and praise Him through the storms!

Storms will come.  None of us can avoid them.  What is so comforting is that we have a Savior that has promised to care for us and lift us up above the storm, if we will hope in the Lord.

Here is a blessing I received from my son today.  My heart sang……and I smiled!

I pray God’s gentle hand and blessings on you all, today! 
Have a beautiful Sunday, my sweet friends!
With much love,
~ Deborah <><