You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the Lord, and he rescued you.
He made the storm stop and the sea be quiet. (Psalm 107:28-29)

Have you ever found yourself in a situation which seem to derail your destiny? Have you ever been terrified or traumatized by your surroundings that you lose all hope for the future? Have you found yourself being oppressed and choked that you cannot even find a place exhale? These are some of the effects when one comes across storms. The whole experience appears to prevent you from achieving your best. Storms are Situations that Traumatize, Oppresse and Reverse your Maturation in life. Anytime you face a stormy period in life, the question to ask is, When the storm settles, what beauty will I find? Because, your persistent trust in God’s grace and mercy, will reverse the stormy experience to reveal His peace and glory.

Let us review three stormy events. First, Job experienced a storm. He lost all he had worked and prayed for but he continued trusting the Lord who spoke to him out of a storm (Job 40:6) and restored Jobʼs prosperity and gave him twice as much as he had before (Job 42:10).

Second, The disciples with Jesus experienced a storm when they were crossing the Sea of Galilee to the other side. They woke Christ up, who calmed the storm (Mark 4:35-40).On the other side, they met the demon possessed man who was delivered and began to evangelize ten cities (Mark 5:20) and third Apostle Paul on his way to Rome Acts 27:11-30 met with a storm but he called to God and declared to the people, “For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve, saying, ʻDo not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar;and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.ʼ Acts 27:23-24. He got to Rome despite the storm.

As seen in these three examples, there is always a silver lining of Godʼs grace and mercy in the eye of the storm and as you seek this, you will obtain His peace and glory. Like Job obtaining twice as he had before, Jesus reaching the demon possessed man who was turned into an evangelist and Paul reaching his destination as instructed by God.

Now what is beyond the storm you are experiencing? Please seek the silver lining of His grace and mercy so you can come out with His glory, peace and fulfillment. Amen

Dr Rex