The Storm, the wind and the waves

The waves were calm and the sea was like glass! A little girl...age 9 gazes in to see her reflection. Beneath the surface of the water, so much was going on that only time would tell and only God could reveal! Yet, for now, there was a little 9 yr. old named Jennifer Eileen Little and all was just as it should be. Jennifer knew that God was good and that she was loved! As for the sea, all was serene; the surface of the waters were still and reflecting God's light.  Jonah, a prophet of God rests quietly, remembering that God is good and His Love endures forever.  So too, the waters are calm and the sea is like glass, reflecting the light of the Lord! No one would guess the waves would come or that the wind might roar! Not ever could the storm come to such a perfect scene, a scene that was calm, serene and peaceful! Though the sea be calm and the waters still around us, we must always remember that things are not always as they seem! In other parts of the world, the world we do not know, there is great darkness! In the beginning...God created the heavens and the earth and the Spirit of the Lord hovered over the waters...!! God said, "Let there be light" and then there was light! God created humans in the image of the trinity...for relationship with Him; perfect love was ours to reflect and to share! Moreover, the waters were calm and the wind was still and the sea was like perfect glass. Then, in a single instant, sin entered the world and shattered the stillness! Darkness! Darkness filled the sky and the sea and death threatened the beauty of God's plan! Even though the Bible tells us the truth about the fall and that we could not see our reflection as before, we forget! When things seem right, we forget how wrong things are, how dark things are, and how dangerous it is too let sin reign anywhere! Winds are blowing around the world and seas are raging higher and higher! Millions in the world are dying due to the separation they have between themselves and God! Even though we are commissioned to do something, we strangely hesitate! Anytime we serve the Lord and it becomes uncomfortable, painful or confusing, we waiver a bit as the waves begin to look ominous! Perhaps the prophet Jonah wanted to serve God for he loved God, but Nineveh?? Lord, Jonah must have thought, I wont just get wet going down that road! Lord, surely I'll drown!! No, never! " The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of amittai: 'Go to the great city of Ninevah and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.' but Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish." Jonah 1: 1-3 NIV  I'll simply go somewhere else! Well, isn't that what many of us say to God??  Nails a little too painful for you when the Lord calls you??? Consider friends the nails...the road...the cross!! The truth is that Jesus walked the Via Dolorosa for us all..the way of suffering..the weight of glory for all to be revealed...What nails intimidated you lately?? When was the last time taking up your cross was too daunting?? Your verse for the day..."Therefore we do not lose heart.  Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far out weighs them all.  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.  For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:16-18  Please respond if the Lord leads you to do so!! Tomorrow..we will continue with the Storm...the wind and the waves...Grab your life preserver and read tomorrow's post.