I like a good summer storm (when it's not destructive and/or devastating). Storms have a way of clearing the air.
Sometimes in life we face personal storms---spiritual storms, emotional storms and the like. Sometimes we face storms in the workplace or in organizations we are involved with. As with atmospheric storms, we can sometimes sense when personal storms are brewing.
God gave me a beautiful visual yesterday. I was visiting with extended family, and I was asking my nephew how his chickens were doing. He was telling me about one of his hens who is very maternal. He said that as a storm was brewing Saturday in the big valley in which we live, this hen (sensing the storm) was running around the farm, gathering her chicks all around before the storm came, so that they would be safe. As he was telling me this story, the Holy Spirit immediately brought to mind the Scripture passage from Matthew 23:37--" . . . . How often I wanted to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. . . . ." (Amplified version of the Bible).
When we sense the signs of a personal storm brewing--when we face these personal storms that come our way, do we run to God and draw close to Him? Seek His face? He is wanting to gather us together under His wings. His Word says so. Under His wings is the safest place to be.
