Saturday, 24 May 2014

of Dancing in the rain when the storm hits

There's a saying that goes " 'Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain" Every afternoon when I drive home from work, there is man on a certain street corner with is guitar, dancing and singing, I guess, to the passing traffic, as this is quite a busy street corner in the afternoon. It is only him and his guitar, there is no box, for example, for someone to throw money into, to praise him for his performance. Come rain and sunshine, he is there with his guitar.



Traffic moves quite quickly pass him, so there is no time for someone to actually say something to him or give him some spare change. It also seems that he is not looking for anything in return. Is this not a good example of the following:

When you go through difficult times, it sometimes feel that you are alone, everyone asks you how you are, but they do not take the time to actually stop and really listen to what you have to say. Like the cars that drive past this man, if they do not actually stop their car, get out and walk to him, they would not know his story, why is he there, where is he from, does he need money for something, or, is he just blessing the passing cars with his song? Everyone looks at him but then just drives past.

Also, this man was on this street corner on one occasion and it almost started to rain. He just kept on singing and dancing. Should we as Christians not also be like this, when it is not going well with us, we should still praise and thank Him. Psalm 34: 1 and 2 says "I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises. I  will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart" Actually, the whole of Psalm 34 sums up this beautifully for me. When you are alone and you feel helpless, you should seek refuge in the Lord. As Psalm 46:1 states: God is our refuge and strength,
always ready to help in times of trouble." (NLT)


Even if we feel alone and it feels like God is far away, we should keep in mind that He is always with us, and we should keep on praising and trusting Him. Come rain or shine, He is always with us. The Lord knows who we are, where we are from, our history (and our future...) He knows what our needs are and He wants to bless us in every way possible.

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