Here Comes the Rain!

After such a beautiful few days of sunshine..... here it comes. The RAIN is here. I don't like days like this very much, but a wise friend tells me that these days make us appreciate the sunny ones. As I sit and really take it in, I think that the weather is very symbolic of our life here.

Think about it. We go on about our merry way in the sunshine.... breathing in that fresh air, playing outside our "fence" of protection often times, enjoying life, having fun, and eventually it must come to an end. There is a season for everything, right? The spring time gets me ready for that season of summer. It is like a glimpse of the goodness that is yet to be.

It's fresh. Fresh flowers pushing their heads up out of the cold ground, longer days :) of warm sunny goodness, leaves clothing the trees, baby animals, birds singing, the air just smells good. And with all of that comes the rain. Just like in our life, the storms come and we hide in our caves, put the covers over our heads and hunker down. Some storms aren't storms at all.... they are monsoons, hurricanes, tornados or tsunamis that tear and destroy. They toss us and shake us until all we can do is cry out.

And in all of it, there He is, arms open wide whispering in our ear "I'm here for you. I always have been. I would do ANYTHING for you. I want to keep you safe. I love you. You are my favorite." Only it took the rain, the storm, for me to notice that He is here. I was lost playing in the sunshine and I missed the sonshine, so the rain often times brings me back to where I need to be.

The rain refreshes, restores, cleans, and grows me. Without it I would surely die due to my own selfishness. So today I am remembering to be thankful for the rain. Maybe we should play in the puddles this afternoon!

And just think.... there would be no need for the promise of a rainbow if it did not rain. What a perfect promise!

:)