Without Warning

Disaster strikes sometimes without warning. The family here in Mulvane who suffered an immeasurable loss this week will tell you that. The families from the 2007 Greensburg tornado would also tell you that very thing. Disaster comes without warning. We have storm warnings...that isn't what I am saying. The storm itself, we are warned about, but the disaster afterwards is a different story.




This is a picture of the aftermath of the tornado that ripped through Greensburg almost three years ago. It left nothing, but a path of destruction for all to see. I can't even imagine what these people must have been thinking as they came out of what used to be their homes to take a look at what used to be their town.

Along with yesterday's devotional...we sometimes wonder Where is God? Why would he let something like this happen? I am sure that the people of Greensburg prayed and asked for God to spare them from this too...but look at the picture. This town was anything, but spared.

Today's devotion is called Learning Hope from the Master. It talks again about that night in the garden of Gethsemane...how when Judas betrayed Jesus, God still saw Good in the Bad. In our opinion, Judas was a bad dude. He was a thief...a criminal...and a betrayed Jesus. But Jesus did not see him that way. Jesus saw the purpose through pain.

"It must happen this way to bring about what the Scriptures say." Matthew 26:54

Jesus chose to see his immediate struggle as a necessary part of a greater plan.~Max Lucado, Just Like Jesus

Can you even imagine? Choosing a struggle? No thank you. I would choose for all to run smoothly here thank you very much. But that is not how God sees it. Thy will be done...I know, I know.

Wouldn't you love to see the world through the eyes of Jesus? Where we see unanswered prayer, Jesus saw answered prayer. Where we see the absence of God, Jesus saw the plan of God. Max Lucado~Just Like Jesus

It is hard for us to embrace a struggle. It is hard for those of us who look at this picture, to see ANY good in the bad. But I would guess that if you sat down and talked with someone who went through this tragedy, you'd be able to see things more clearly. Who knows what good came out of this bad...but knowing My God...I know it did.

Our challenge is to look at our struggles through HIS eyes. To see them all the way through knowing that there is hope on the other side. If you are struggling with something today...big or small...rest assured he is with you. And that nothing he does is without purpose.

Have a great day!
Amy