Skip to Site Navigation | Skip to Content

overcast

At my daughters prompting, I finally find my way back to the beach this morning.  It's been a while, due to some crazy days.  Unfortunatley, I have allowed a busy schedule to keep me away from my favorite place; but not today, not now.  Not even this chilly rain stops me today. 

Usually sunshine is prefered, but sometimes a dark overcast sky closed in around you feels just right.  I actually feel thankful for it, for the isolation, the sense of being alone with God, like this beach is here just for me today.  I'm thankful for the differing colors of gray in the clouds, with varying degrees of drakness; the threat of this light rain becoming a down pour. 

Parts of my life seems like this, kind of overcast, but it's okay.  As clouds close in I cling a little closer to God.  

Walking warms me up after just a few minutes.  I actually enjoy the rain in this moment.  Looking up, I feel it on my face, and I have to sing:

Rain down Your love, pour out on me, rain down Your love on me...

I just wanna feel Your mercy, washing all over me...

4 comments (Add your own)

1. Becky Beach wrote:
I can relate, Chris! Thank God for sending the sun to break through the gray tonight.

Sat, May 22, 2010 @ 12:08 AM

2. Debbie wrote:
You have a lovely way with words Chris...thanks for the visual picture of worship to the Lord...no matter the time, place or weather!

Sat, May 22, 2010 @ 12:17 AM

3. Lisa wrote:
It's easy to forget before refreshing rains, there's some dark clouds and maybe a storm with thunder and lightning. Our limited view of life tells us there's trouble on the horizon. Of course we could look at it like that, but what if we changed our outlook and realized God's about to bring His refreshing rain to our spirit. We need rain to grow just like the grass, trees, flowers, etc. How would that change the way we walk through the storms of life?

Sat, May 22, 2010 @ 10:36 AM

4. Sara wrote:
Wonderful.

Mon, May 24, 2010 @ 8:35 AM

Add a New Comment

Enter the code you see below:
code
 

Comment Guidelines: No HTML is allowed. Off-topic or inappropriate comments will be edited or deleted. Thanks.