"The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it." Psalm 24:1
I was feeling pretty down the other day about something or other (who knows with my introspective personality!), when my sweet daughter came over to me while I was sitting at the kitchen table and said, "Mommy, someone is holding you. You know who it is? God [pronounced Gawd]." It was just what I needed to hear at that moment, and from what a sweet angel the message came.
We recently experienced some rather crazy weather here in Lubbock, west Texas. I did not grow up here, so I am not used to the constant threat of tornadoes that happen with spring/summer storms in Texas; in fact, I have to say that I am quite terrifed of tornadoes. Back in mid-April, I was taking my first class at Bodyworks (my big birthday gift this year) when, all of a sudden, we were told to take shelter due to a Tornado Warning. I was there with my two biggest kids, separated from my littlest baby by 10 miles, my husband getting ready to make the trek home in rush hour traffic. Large hail came pounding down onto the cars parked outside (our van later needed $2500 in repairs), and I ran to get my kids from the childcare area, then moving quickly to the women's locker room where we were all glued to the television. We watched silently as the weatherman indicated that there was a strong area of rotation around 82nd street (between Indiana and Quaker). One lady let out a nervous giggle . . . that's right where we were located!
My son was anxious as he snuggled in on my right side watching the news, asking many questions; my daughter blissfully and trustingly unaware on my left, focused on mundane but important things like going potty. I hugged them close and whispered a prayer with them to calm my own nerves, then told them they could keep praying aloud if they wanted or in their minds. After a few quiet minutes, my son looked up at me all of the sudden as said "He said 'It's okay.'" Then, my rambunctious boy who rarely sleeps during the day drifted off to sleep in my arms. I stared at him in wonder and continued watching the news as a stormwatcher on the ground closer to the wall cloud declared, "Whatever conditions are on the ground are preventing the wall cloud from descending."
What sweet reassurance that a sovereign God was watching out for Lubbock, Texas on Thursday, April 16th, holding His hand under the clouds as if to say "This far you may go and no further." What an amazing God we serve, who places His words of peace and comfort in the hearts and mouths of those who trust Him with the complete trust of a child!
A few plagues prior to the mass exodus of Hebrew slaves from Egypt, Pharoah pleaded with Moses after the plague of hail. Moses replied, "When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands in prayer to the LORD. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth is the LORD's." (Exodus 9:29)
Actual hail that fell at my friend's home in south Lubbock on 4/16/09, notice the real golf ball on the left.
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