Thank God for the Rain!!!!!

It was mid-summer. The temperatures were at a scorching high. People were miserable from the extreme heat and humidity. Farmers suffered and prayed for rain. The lack of rain was affecting their harvest. The lack of harvest was driving the prices of food and other materials up. Consumers were affected because the cost of food was now extremely high. Everyone was affected by the lack of rain. Everyone started to pray for RAIN. The rain would bring cooler temperatures and help the farmer's harvest. The rain would completely change everyone's current situation. Just as the rain is important in this scenario, sometimes we need rain to fix our situations.

Understand, when I talk about rain in our lives I am not talking about physical rain. Rain is a symbol for the situations and trials that we experience. Sometimes we pray for certain things, and God sends the rain to make things new. Your current situation may be the rain that will allow the new beginning you have been praying for. Think about it. Just as the farmers pray for rain during the drought, we pray for breakthroughs during our trials. When the rain comes for farmers, their crop begins to grow and flourish. When God sends different trials and situations, we begin to grow and mature. The trials and situations prepare us for our new beginning.

As I was showering (where I do my best thinking) I listened to "Let It Rain" by Eddie James. In the song he says "asks God to let it rain to remove everything that hinders them". As many times as I have listened to this song, I hadn't listened to the powerful words. Sometimes the the rain and storms in our lives take place to remove the things that are holding us back or preventing us from getting better. So, instead of fighting the rain, work through it. Just think about when God sent the floods. The flood destroyed all of the sin. Sometimes God will send rain, storms, and floods to remove things in our lives that is hindering us.

So, I encourage you to pray for rain, and when it rains continue working through it. Don't give up in the mist of your storm. Remember the blessings that will come from the storm. Even if you don't see it or feel it, just keep pushing. I know from personal experience that the rain can shake things up, and cause you to be really uncomfortable. It is during these times that you have to pray and work a little harder. Today, I can honestly say "THANK GOD FOR THE RAIN".