After two whole days of nonstop raining, I got into my car on a damp and dismal morning. The grey clouds matched the greyness that had crept into my demeanor. I felt like I was driving in a fog, only seeing the road a few feet in front of me.
Attempting to pull myself out of my discouraged mood, I prayed. My heart only wanted to complain, but I knew that my God deserved more than that. So, despite my reluctance, I praised Him. After all, He’s still the God that gave me another day.
“You are God of the grey clouds as well as the white. You are God when the rain drizzles as well as when it pours.”
I looked out the window at the clouds. Their chests were puffed with arrogance, and their thick clutches threatened torrents of rain. But amidst the dreariness that loomed over me in my car, I noticed something startling.
Behind me, puffy white clouds parted ways to reveal a radiant blue sky.
I realized that the image might as well have been the voice of God, my Chief Encourager at work.
Dark and heavy clouds do not make the sky. They only cover parts of it, and they only do so for a brief period of time. Moments of sadness or any other negative emotion are easy to focus on and they are at times hard to see through. But the sky, in all its brilliance and beauty, is constantly above us, making sure we’re covered.
In the Old Testament, during the Israelites’ forty-year excursion, the Lord gave them specific instructions. When they packed up the tabernacle, they covered the Ark of the Covenant with leather and then with a blue cloth (Numbers 4:6). I don’t think it’s any coincidence that God covers us, His tabernacle, with a blue sky.
If you’re going through a grim time like I was this morning, remember to trust that God will see you through. Remember that these despairing moments are passing like a few days of continual rain. Blue skies are coming, because they’ve always been there. Just as the sky doesn’t change, neither will our God.
Don’t forget to take a breath from complaining to God about what’s making you feel this way, and take a moment to praise Him for being the God He’s always been.
Loving. Never-ending. Gracious. Merciful. Just. Constant.
These are blessings we take for granted every day. While I pray for you, do me a favor, look out the window and praise God for the sky you see.
Some verses for your rainy days:
Hebrews 13:15 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Psalm 23:4 Psalm 59:17
James 1:2 Isaiah 43:2
God Bless!
LJM
Leah Jordan Meahl 