This week, we had a bad storm where I live, that was very brutal! The wind was going at 80 MPH, and did a lot of damage. There was no injuries in our little town, which we we're very thankful for. But there was a lot of damage to buildings, and especially to trees. Clean up is going on as I write this post-article: (5/20/2026)
It reminds us, that in life, we can feel the the severe stress and anxiety that the bad storms of life can bring. Like the apostle Paul, we can feel very overwhelmed, when the storms of life hit us so hard.
The first line of the hymn: "It Is Well With My Soul" goes like this: "When peace like a river, attendeth my way. When sorrows like sea billows roll. Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul!." In the midst of the flooding waters of trial, how can we say"It Is Well With My Soul?"
In v.14, you will see Paul's answer to this question. "...knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus Christ will also raise us up with Jesus, and present us with you." Where is our hope, in our extreme time of trial?
It is in our almighty God, who through His Son Jesus, will take care of us in the severity of this life, and raise us up to victory in the next. Abiding in the Lord's care, we can live above the flooding waters of stress and worry.
This it what we can hang on to when the overwhelming storms of trial try to overtake us. "Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." (Romans 8:37)
In the midst of the storms of life, if Jesus is in our boat, we don't have to worry, but place ourselves completely in His loving care. GP
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