STORMS

Let all that I am wait quietly before God for my hope is in him.He alone is my rock and my salvation my fortress where I will not be shaken. My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Psalm 62:5-8 NLT

All this pain. I wonder if I'll ever find my way. I wonder if my life could really change at all. 

All this earth could all that is lost ever be found? Could a garden come up from this ground at all?

You make beautiful things. You make beautiful things out of the dust. You make beautiful things. You make beautiful things out of us. 

All around hope is springing up from this old ground. Out of chaos life is being found in You.........

You make me new, you are making me new. You make me new, you are making me new.
Beautiful Things by Gungor

Storms 

Storms 

Have 

A

Negative 

Connotation 

When 

We think 

Of STORMS

We think of destruction 

We think of chaos

We think of LOSS

We lose things 

In storms

Most

Things

Destroyed 

Cannot 

Be RESTORED

YES STORMS 

Bring about catastrophic changes in what we know 

LIFE should be like

WE cannot get back what we lost in the STORM

The clouds darken and the sun seems to hide it's face 

The warmth fades away

And the rain seems like it will never stop

Then the Winds come and tear apart everything 

Weak that stands in the way

The floods come and wash away what is left 

In storms 

MOST 

THINGS
DESTROYED 

CANNOT 

Be RESTORED

So I looked 

I looked outside 

And I saw how the storm 

Destroyed everything in its path

And then God spoke to me

Sometimes I have to create a storm in your life

Sometimes that's how I have to come into your life

I have to wreak havoc in your life

I have to reap destruction

I have to come and tear down everything 

EVERYTHING YOU WORKED SO HARD TO MAINTAIN

I have to come in and tear down your walls

I have to remove everything and come 

I 

start

from 

scratch

I

build

you

up

through 

that 

storm

I 

build 

you 

on 

a 

firm 

foundation

I am

YOUR STRENGTH

I am your FORTRESS

I am your PROTECTION

And I come into your LIFE

WITH STORMS

TO BUILD YOU UP STRONGER 

THEN HOW YOU WERE

WHEN YOU TRIED TO DO THINGS ON YOUR OWN

Through all the destruction, through the aftermath, I will take your brokenness, and create you new. Yes it will be how my glory is shown. 

A Work in Progress

9 You know what they say, “Just a little yeast causes all the dough to rise,” so even the slightest detour from the truth will take you to a destination you do not desire. Galatians 5:9 The Voice

13 Brothers and sisters, God has called you to freedom! Hear the call, and do not spoil this gift by using your liberty to engage in what your flesh desires; instead, use it to serve each other as Jesus taught through love.

16 Here’s my instruction: walk in the Spirit, and let the Spirit bring order to your life. If you do, you will never give in to your selfish and sinful cravings

26 This will happen when we set aside our self-interests and work together to create true community instead of a culture consumed by provocation, pride,and envy.

Galatians 6 The Voice 
7 Make no mistake: God can’t be mocked. What you give is what you get. What you sow, you harvest. 8 Those who sow seeds into their flesh will only harvest destruction from their sinful nature. But those who sow seeds into the Spirit shall harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. 9 May we never tire of doing what is good and right before our Lord because in His season we shall bring in a great harvest if we can just persist. 10 So seize any opportunity the Lord gives you to do good things and be a blessing to everyone, especially those within our faithful family.

Following in the path of the Spirit is not a chore; instead it opens us up to experiencing the life God has for us.


1 Corinthians 8 
We sometimes tend to think we know all we need to know to answer these kinds of questions—but sometimes our humble hearts can help us more than our proud minds. We never really know enough until we recognize that God alone knows it all.
1-3

11-13 Christ gave up his life for that person. Wouldn’t you at least be willing to give up going to dinner for him—because, as you say, it doesn’t really make any difference? But it does make a difference if you hurt your friend terribly, risking his eternal ruin! When you hurt your friend, you hurt Christ. A free meal here and there isn’t worth it at the cost of even one of these “weak ones.” So, never go to these idol-tainted meals if there’s any chance it will trip up one of your brothers or sisters.

Unity       I will                         I want
That's      Ask                           HUMILITY 
My           For forgiveness           Please Holy Spirit 
Heart's     LOVE                        Humble me
Cry           Unconditional            Create in my HEART
This         LOVE                         Humility
Year         Is                             I want to reap
Will          My HEART'S                a harvest of humility
Be            CRY                          Of unconditional love
Different    The sacrificial             and Unity
God          KIND                         For this YEAR
Already     OF LOVE                     This YEAR 
Promised me    IF it means                IS
That THIS year  We can have        DEFINITELY 
Will                  UNITY                       DIFFERENT 
Not                  I WANT to                I won't SETTLE 
Be                   BE what the bible           For DIVISION 
Like LAST Year     Teaches                    NOT another year of 
There                  WE ARE ONE BODY             DIVISIVENSS 
Will NOT be          I want to tear down         It's time to get on a
Division                The pride that so easily      HOLY ANGER 
This                      TRIPS                          AND START FIGHTING FOR
Year                      TRIPS                         EACH OTHER 
I am                       TRIPS                        And against the enemy 
Willing                       TRIPS                     Who is the cause of all this
To LAY                          ME UP                  Previous tearing each other apart
Things down            And LET the Holy Spirit  I will fight to build each other up
If it means                do His work, Let Him LEAD      IN LOVE SHEER 
My sisters                When He works there is PEACE    & absolute, LOVE.
My brothers              When He works nothing is Forced
In faith                                   There
Do not stumble                         Is A
I will not make excuses              Free-flow
For my actions           What seemed like a 
I will own                  Hurricane of chaotic control
I will OWN                 Now becomes orderly
My mistakes              When I finally let go

I guess the two things I want to fight against in my life is getting prideful, wanting to be in control, and jealousy. I just really want to love each other and be humble enough to accept whatever I did to make someone else stumble and change so they can walk their walk of faith easier. I want humility so things can work out and we can all just get along. Also just accepting who God made me to be and not always comparing myself to other people.