When days go by that are hot and dry everyone wishes for rain. Now it has been raining frequently with a forecast for the same for several days and everyone is wishing it would stop. That is usually the way we respond to the weather. We are never satisfied with what we get.
Our attitude toward the storms of life may be similar. It seems that at times the storms rage with no sign of an end. It is at those times we can demonstrate our dependence on God and our patience with others. We might feel like Mother Teresa who said, "I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much." Another writer has suggested, "We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, "Why did this happen to me?" unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way.
So when it seems to be pouring in our lives let us recount the days of sunshine that God has given and promised to give. At the same time let us be reassured that He knows our strengths and weaknesses and will not allow us to be tested above what we are able to bear. Remember, along with the pouring rain comes the grace God gives to live through it and the growth that results.
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