Leaky Shelters?

Have you ever been caught unprepared for a sudden summer downpour? The first thing we naturally do is look for a shelter from the rain. In our lives we find ourselves often caught off guard by a sudden "downpour" of events. We seek shelter in many different forms - depending on the circumstances we are in. Often, we find that the shelter we sought - isn't something we can count on.

We seek to cope, while God is trying to show us in His Word how to be sheltered from the storm. Many of our mechanisms of trying to hold off the rain ultimately fail. Under a heavy deluge of a summer rain holding a newspaper over our heads may work temporarily, but ultimately it falls apart. We might grab an umbrella, only to find that it turns inside out in the wind. Or, we step under an awning, and it collapses under the weight of the water. These things may look funny in the movies - but when they happen in our "storms of life" they are anything but humorous.

We need to come to the point that we understand that God is the ULTIMATE shelter from life's storms. Jesus is the Prince of Peace who comes and takes up residence in our lives when we repent and ask Him in. When He is Lord of our lives, we find that He is a shelter that does not leak. We can count on Him. As we trust Him in our difficulties, then our faith grows and we are able to trust Him again and again.

Today, ponder over how He is a shelter in your storm, and then share with someone how He can be a shelter for their life.