When You’re Facing a Storm

What do we do when life feels busy? How do we hold onto our faith when it seems like everything is chaotic? Finding peace is easier than we think.

I had about twelve places to be. Or at least it felt that way. I had work to get done and dinner to make and I’m positive there was laundry to do (isn’t there always?) One kid had gymnastics, one had sewing and the other had football. Oh, and my husband was working, so it was all on me.

Have you had days like that?

Maybe the exact details differed, but have you had days when it felt like there was just so much to do and if only you could clone yourself it would all work out just fine?

Days like that leave me feeling drained before I even get started.

Life isn’t a terrible storm like a tornado, but the clouds are dark and the rain pours down and boy do those winds pick up, even on the most ordinary of days.

I need something to hold onto in those storms.

God tells us what to do in the storm. In two simple words: BE STILL.

Being still is the last thing I want to do when I feel the overwhelmed by the storm around me. I want to make a list. Or a plan. Or at least eat some chocolate.

And those things aren’t bad. But they aren’t going to calm our soul. God has something so much better in mind.

This doesn’t mean everything around me stops, that all of my responsibilities go away and I can stand still in the middle of life.

BE STILL reminds us to still our hearts, to still our spirits, and know, deep inside that He is God.

He controls it all. He sees it all. And He never leaves us alone, not for one moment.


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What do we do when life feels busy? How do we hold onto our faith when it seems like everything is chaotic? Finding peace is easier than we think.
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Author: Rebecca Hastings

Rebecca is a writer and speaker encouraging women to find real faith that works in real life. A wife and mother of three in Connecticut, she can often be found typing words, driving her kids places or wherever there is chocolate.

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