Reasons for the Storms

“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” 2 Corinthians 4:17

You are a living epistle read by men and God’s light shines through you. If you think people are watching you now, wait until you face a difficult season in your life. The eyes of anyone within your sphere of influence will zero in wanting to see how you will respond and if you will do what you have preached all those years to them. They want to see if you will forgive those that hurt you, if you will still believe God after you have been diagnosed, if you will still serve God with passion after you’ve lost someone you love, and if you will continue to walk with God even though you don’t understand why it happened to you. This is not to sound insensitive to your pain that you may have experienced. Nor is this to infer that God did this horrible thing to you to win someone to Jesus. No, absolutely not! God is not to blame. He does however allow trials for reasons that only He knows.

Could it be that your trust and reliance upon Him in the midst of adversity is just what those around you need to see in order to know that God is real? We pray for God to save those we love, yet we do not know how He will do it. Yet, God in His infinite wisdom will allow a storm in our lives knowing that He is going to be glorified in it. God knows that your faith in Him and your resilience in the storm will do more in reaching your loved ones than anything you could ever say. Be willing then to go through it and face the adversity head on if it means the eternal salvation of those you love! It works for you a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory!

Prayer: Father, I hear you. Thank you for your comfort and for giving me understanding. In every trial I face, I count it all joy knowing that you have a greater work that you are accomplishing. I am willing to go through the storm if it means that those around me will see your light in me and come to know you for themselves. Be glorified in my life! In Jesus name, Amen.

(Read 2 Corinthians 4; 2 Corinthians 3:2; James 1:2)

18 thoughts on “Reasons for the Storms”

  1. Father God, I thank you for your Grace and Mercy that, you extend to me daily.
    Thank you for the valley experiences.
    I know joy will come in the morning..
    Father God, You have never left me alone. I realize that , my trails come to make me strong. Help me not to, lean to my own understanding but, acknowledge you in all my ways.
    Father i trust you when I can’t trace you. It’s all for my good.
    All glory and honor belongs to you.
    I give you the highest praise.
    Hallelujah to your Holy name 🙌

    1. This is a beautiful prayer! I was just asking God to read my heart because I couldn’t think of any words to form. Yet, I come across this beautiful prayer to express exactly how I feel however, was unable to vocalize. The Father is divine and boundless in all His ways. Thank you Lord for loving me without condition. In Your loving name. Amen 🙏🏾

  2. I know that when storms come in my life, I must trust God to bring me through. I may not understand but I must trust His Sovereignty and love for me. It will work for my good and He will be glorified in and through me. God bless you!❤️

  3. Wow, this is spot on right now. Thank You Lord for letting Sister Kesha share Your Word. Thank You Lord for all blessings received; may all of Your children be so blessed ❤🙏🕊😇

  4. Yes lord I thank you for the storms of life that bring me closer to you and what you have for me in Jesus name I
    give you glory Amen🙏🙏🙏🙏.

  5. If God is for us who can ever be against us? Romans 8:31
    This is the verse I think of when it comes to the storms of life.
    I have been thru many storms in life some calmer than others. And knowing that God brought me thru every deep water and crashing wave without letting go of me even when I didn’t deserve it helps me to realize how wonderful our God truly is. He will do it for everyone of us! Hallelujah

  6. Thank you Jesus for your Merrcy on us.as we Face Different trials we know you are there right beside us.as we Pray for our unsafe children I know you will Save them.your Promises are true. This past year we Prayed for my Husband to get healed instead you took him home.even tho we hurt .we know he received his Healing .know his Sitting with you in your Glory..Thank you Jesus For the Strength and Peace you have given me and my Children!! We Love you So much.!!!!🙏🙌😘💖🌹

    1. Thank you Mrs. Sylvia I need to read your comment this afternoon. My daughter share the devotional with me. And I always read what she sends and read comments. I’m a newbie. But my husband was a minister he did his first initial sermon in Dec 8,2018. It actually made our marriage better. Then God called him home on Aug. 20,2020. But I know he was ready. It’s strange cause when I lost my only sibling this year as well. I got closer to God. But when he took my husband. I can’t live without God. My kids always say we was during ministry but I didn’t think so I see it as you feed the hungry. Or help anyway can. Anyways I could talk all day. It’s just something about your comment that hit different.

    2. Very enlightening and very encouraging .I learned at a very young age to always trust God no matter what I may be going through at the particular time in my life .God always has his very own way to reach me ; in order to teach me.Amen in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

  7. Good Morning I told the storms Isaiah 54 17 No Weapons formed against me shell prosper ;and every tongue that she’ll rise against me in judgment He shell condemn .This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me said the LORD

  8. Father God count all my blessings and I give you all the glory praises to your name thank you in the name of Jesus Amen 🙏🏽🙌🏽

  9. Lord strengthen me in the storms. I can not do it by myself nor will I know You as You are.

    Lord help me to see You in it all. My spirit is willing but my flesh is weak. All for Your Glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

    Blessings, Shalom and Agape.

  10. Father thank you for storms in my life which you allow for your glory.i need your grace and help to go through it in Jesus name amen

  11. I’ve been going through a very rough time since losing someone so special to me.I prayed & believed that GOD was going to heal. I’m so broken

  12. Aaaaaaamen!!! I receive this word! Your will, not mine. I surrender to your will , 🙌✝💯

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