The bad weather has certainly brought many difficulties for large numbers of people here in the south ( and elsewhere), but I'm hearing tales of great heroism and acts of kindness to total strangers who found themselves stranded and in great distress because of the snow and icy conditions.
How uplifting and inspiring it is to see help coming in the midst of trouble! As human beings, our hearts are warmed and softened when we experience it, hear of it, or read about it. It's a God thing. Psalm 46:1 says, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." God's people love to give and help others because we are His hands and feet here on this earth. Whether it's handing out food to the hungry, trudging through the ice and snow for miles to bring your children home from school, or rescuing the stranded by helicopter, God's people are a very present help in trouble.
On a personal note, we lost power and had no heat for quite some time and it was really hard to get warm-especially without my morning coffee. We had plenty of invitations to warm houses and hot breakfasts, but we chose to stay and wait for the power to come on. The cold I endured was so worth it when my daughter brought a jug of hot coffee and built a roaring fire in the fireplace, and my son brought in freshly made rich onion soup! They were so glad to help us and be able to "do something" for us that made it almost a party!
So...I'm thinkin' there may be a pattern here, that regardless of what's going on in the circumstances we're facing, we can truly know, and God wants us to know, that He is a present help in trouble, and we can count on it.
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