Sheltered life
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalms 46 :1
I admit it. I lived a sheltered life. When I was 17 I was in Austin for Thanksgiving with my
family. For some reason I was there without my parents. I, of course, had a wonderful time. Being
with my mom’s family was always a treat for me. The problem came when it was
time to go home. My Grandpa was chosen to take me to the airport. I had to fly
through DFW to get to Amarillo. Even though I had done this many times he was
worried about me. I assured him I would be fine but he decided to take matters
into his own hands. As I was checking in he told the stewardess that I needed
to pre-board, with the 5 year olds and the elderly people in wheelchairs. I
protested but it was all vain. When you are 17 life is a crisis anyway. I was
so embarrassed! I lined up with the other pre-boarding passengers sure that
everyone was looking at me. I found my seat and sat down, covering my face with
my hands. The stewardess came up and asked me if I was going to need help
finding my gate in Dallas or if I was going to be OK. I told her that since I
was going to be 18 in 3 months I was probably going to be fine. She smiled and
said, “That’s what I figured, but we have to keep Grandpa happy, don’t we?”
Once I got over my embarrassment, I realized that regardless of how it looked
to me, my Grandpa had done it out of love and was only trying to protect me. I
did, however do my best to finagle for someone else to take me to the airport
after that.
Life is hard. Our family is going through a tragedy right now, and I am feeling sad and sort of lost. I have been talking to God about it and I let him know that I didn't think it was fair. I told him that I felt like he was wrong and I was angry. The good news is that I did not get struck by lightning. The bad news is that I did not get an answer. What I did get was a clear sense of His presence. I felt an assurance that he will hold me and shelter me in the middle of this storm. I still wish he would take this storm away for all or our sakes. but I know that he loves us and is in the storm with us. He is our shelter.
The verse that come to mind are Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalms 62:8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.There are many, many more verxes that tell us that God is a shelter, a refuge and a shield. I need that right now. Storms will come, but we have a shelter and a hiding place. If you are in a similar place today, take your questions and your hurts to God and let him love you and hold you.
Life is hard. Our family is going through a tragedy right now, and I am feeling sad and sort of lost. I have been talking to God about it and I let him know that I didn't think it was fair. I told him that I felt like he was wrong and I was angry. The good news is that I did not get struck by lightning. The bad news is that I did not get an answer. What I did get was a clear sense of His presence. I felt an assurance that he will hold me and shelter me in the middle of this storm. I still wish he would take this storm away for all or our sakes. but I know that he loves us and is in the storm with us. He is our shelter.
The verse that come to mind are Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalms 62:8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.There are many, many more verxes that tell us that God is a shelter, a refuge and a shield. I need that right now. Storms will come, but we have a shelter and a hiding place. If you are in a similar place today, take your questions and your hurts to God and let him love you and hold you.
