Build a Shelter Against a Rainy Day

Building a shelter against a rainy day reminds me of many things.  Sometimes I’m prepared and other times situations have caught me completely by surprise. 

But the thing is every time no matter what the situation might have been my shelter in Christ got me through.  This has been true my entire life; that’s a lot of years because I’m currently 54.

The best part of growing a relationship in Christ, is that it brings you to a place of understanding what God has truly planned for your life.  Sometimes I can physically see it and other times I can feel it before it even arrives.

I honestly believe that building a shelter against a rainy day has everything to do with living in his light, listening to his message and allowing the almighty to speak to our heart. So how did I get here?

Well, I will tell you it has taken me a lifetime to find this kind of peace and it didn’t happen by listening to others speak nor did it happen by sitting on a church pew.

I’m not saying there is anything wrong with those options because I do enjoy attending church services once in a while.  These days I just don’t have this strong desire to be connected with one group of people or a building, that’s just not who I am.

I believe we are to do as Christ did and connect with the poor and the lost to share the light.  It’s nothing more than being kind and I have to say sometimes that’s just easier to do with complete strangers.

When I stopped listening to everyone’s advice, well everything changed.  I guess if I had to pinpoint the time and place it began when we were living on our family farm; this is when I started to really grow.  

There was something about working the land and scripture that connected my soul with a purpose.  I began to recognize the parables Christ came to teach and when I placed my faith in the word of God my trust in his guidance grew.

Was it easy? Absolutely not and there are days when I continue to struggle because we live in an incredibly difficult, earthly and dark world.  That is if you focus on the evil side of things...

When you are in that light, seeing and being the good the dust brushes off by itself and this desire to keep moving forward becomes less difficult.  You also recover faster from your failures and making decisions becomes easier.

This can be difficult at first and my wish to you is that perhaps you will build a shelter against a rainy day in Christ.  Let his teachings be your guide and be your shelter towards goodness.

Be the Good

Carole

This post is part of a series, if you've missed the first 5, they are linked here.