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Preparing for the Storms of Life

I was recently reminded of hurricane preparedness on my way home from a trip. It was a marquee sign on the interstate and I wondered why we were still seeing this message when the end of hurricane season was about to end.

In life, we don’t always know when a storm is going to hit us and we certainly will not have a marquee flashing a warning to be prepared for the oncoming of one. Though storms are inevitable, we can prepare for them, whether they are financial, emotional, physical or relational.

The first thing to understand is we will all face storms in life:

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Magnify the Lord With Me

I use coupons to save money on our grocery bill and as I was working on taking out all the expired coupons in my binder, I had trouble seeing the expiration dates. The print was too small or maybe the strength of my glasses needed to be adjusted!

I had to find the magnifying glass stored away in a junk drawer to help me see the fine print. I was able to finish organizing my coupon binder with the aid of that magnifying glass.

O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. Psalm 34:3

It later occurred to me that I sometimes have a tendency to pull out a different kind of magnifying glass. You know the kind, it’s invisible, yet it can be a harmful tool when used improperly.

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God Has Not Forgotten You

I was devastated. It was my 10th birthday and nobody remembered! My mom, who always made a big fuss over birthdays, forgot and left for work without saying a word.

It had been a busy morning. We had family visiting and as soon as they left, my mom had to rush out the door to work. I hadn’t said anything because I thought surely any minute the celebration would start.

But it didn’t happen. I was forgotten.

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God’s Mercies, New Every Morning

I was working on a very important document recently, and I stepped away for a few minutes. When I returned to my desk, I was horrified to find my computer was restarting. I had not saved the important document.

This is very unlike me as I constantly save my work. I had to start all over again. I was suddenly hit by the idea of how significant this empty, white space was before me.

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Growing Pains

GROWBut grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen. II Peter 3:18

My children experienced growing pains quite often when they were little. It wasn’t unusual for me to hear a pleading cry for help in the middle of the night for me to hurry and come soothe their pain.

I’d massage the hurting area, say a prayer, and offer words of comfort and love until they were no longer hurting. Sometimes, the pain took longer to subside, other times the pain left immediately.

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A Child’s Cotton Candy Prayer

but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:14

This story is extremely embarrassing for me to tell. Funny, but embarrassing.

Last year, my husband and I took six of our grandchildren to the Houston Astros baseball game. Five of the kids were getting bored with the game and asked to go to the playground.

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Make the First Move

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Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises…II Peter 1:4

God and His Word are true, faithful and powerful. And there are numerous scriptures that I absolutely love. Reading through some of them recently, I noticed a pattern.

Many of God’s promises involve us making the first move. He then promises to do something in return.

Let’s look at a few of these precious promises: