It's 2:12am.
I'm up.
Up because the biggest lightning bolt
the finger of God
struck near our house about 5 minutes ago.
It made my heart race.
It made me sit up straight.
It set off kid toys upstairs.
It made me check on the kids.
It made me wonder if it hit the house.
Now I'm up.
And all I can do
is think
think
That I'll have a hard time going back to sleep
about lots of things
about the graciousness of God's people yesterday…um…2 days ago now.
How tired I am
How I have class in 6 hours
How I wish I was a better sleeper
How I look forward to knowing what's next
And then I remember the loud and brilliant reminder
I got about 5 minutes ago…or 7 minutes ago
That God is…
completely
in control.
And to fear Him
is the beginning of wisdom
And to trust Him
is the beginning of rest
through the storm
Thank you, Lord
for that simple reminder
of what is most true
and most real.
You.