Here in the south, we have suffered through some of the harshest droughts in history. Recently, though, we have also had some of the rainiest years. I try not to complain much about the weather either way. What can I do about it? And, complaining accomplishes even less.
Anyway, when it is raining, you see folks clamoring for umbrellas and parkas and plastic bags and anything else they can get their hands on to keep the rain from messing up their hair/makeup/shirt/whatever. I have three or four umbrellas in the truck, tucked neatly under the back seat. No, I don't like being soaked to the core but I seem to get wetter trying to use the umbrella, so, I seldom use one.
Not only do I not use umbrellas very often, I usually don't try to outrun the raindrops either. I mean, I could make a mad dash for the truck but I think emphasis would be on the mad and not on the dash. As I am aging, I figure it is better to get a little wet than to get a lot broken...
Today's word is from Ezekiel 34:26, NIV, which reads, "I will make them and the places surrounding My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing."
It seems that, sometimes, GOD is trying to pour something out on us but we immediately grab the umbrella to deflect it. I am not saying that the incessant rain we have experienced in recent times is GOD'S blessings being poured out. Maybe they are, though. The rains have recharged the aquifers, brought nourishment to our soils, and refilled our rivers.
Maybe GOD is trying to recharge your spiritual aquifer with a little rain. Don't throw up your spiritual umbrella, you may just miss it!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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