Over the past 2 weeks or so, we've had rain. Not just any regular old rain either. I'm talking about daily downpours! We have had record breaking rain (ahem... torrential downpours) so much so that this April is going down in history as one of the top 10 for rain amounts. It is crazy! Crazy, I tell you.
There has been tons of flooding in different places (including this "ditch" that really should not be in our messed up lawn), and yesterday people just a few counties over were being evacuated because it was possible that a dam would break.
Seriously? I've never known a dam to break like that. I've never seen this much rain either. A nightly thunderstorm has become usual around here.
Now, along with all this outrageous weather, have come some theories. Let me share with you one that I've heard so far:
1. A co-worker of my Dad's says that all these storms and floods are to kill the good people that God wants in Heaven with Him. Then later, say around December, all kinds of bad things will start happening to those left on Earth. Fires and such until everyone is gone and the world is empty...
Um... for real?
Really, it's just a 96 hour straight thunderstorm (totally normal). That's all! I certainly don't believe that the world is going to end because it's been raining all the time.
When I posted about this rain situation on Facebook, my friend commented, "Build an ark?"
I've always loved the story of Noah's Ark.
There has never been rain. The people had no reason to suspect that a giant flood would come. "What's a flood", they wondered?
Noah didn't question. Everyone thought he was certifiably nuts, but he wasn't. He was dong what God had called him to do. Build an ark.
Have you ever seen the movie Evan Almighty? If not, it's basically a modern day version of the story of Noah. With Steve Carrell.
It's a hilarious movie. But it's also very true. People called Noah crazy. They made fun of him for building this huge ark when there had never been rain.
But let me just say this.. our God is greater. He is more powerful than all these storms we've been battling, more mighty than 6 billion doubtful souls.
If He has called you to do something, don't fear! His way is always better, and you'll always be blessed for choosing to follow Him, and spread His truths to non-believers.
All I know is this: I'm willing. In the words of Chris Tomlin,
"Where you go, I'll go.
Where you stay, I'll stay.
When you move, I'll move.
I will follow."
If God suddenly decides to make do something crazy that will shake the world, I'm there. I'll be that one person who follows Him. I'll be Noah. Are you with me?
I've got a hammer. I'll use it however He pleases!
When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. {2 Chronicles 7:13-14}
Be Blessed,
