The Rain Cycle

I know the feeling of doing all the right things and still getting the wrong answers, or worse, not getting any answer at all!!

It feels like you wake up every day with a tub of lead resting in your stomach. You try to keep up a brave face, sunny smile, cheerful disposition (Especially if you’re the type that loves posting online. For e.g you quickly run to your IG page early in the morning and load up 5 beautiful smiling/posing pics of you with the tag #livingitup #slaying LOL!  – This is one worrisome compulsive behaviour I will one day dedicate a whole article to).

Back to our gist, in recent times up, you’ve been feeling like “what’s the use? Let’s just wrap this up and call it in”  Has life lost its colour for you? Believe me, I KNOW what that can be like, but I was listening to a message this morning and the words below sunk right into me, I just knew I had to share it with my Darlings.

“Something is always happening even when nothing is seen” –Pastor Steven Furtick.

It made me think of the rain, the cycle of rain. We all learnt this in Primary school, right? (Say what? you didn’t?...YOU DIDN’T?!)

If you don’t remember, let me jolt your memories a little with pictures which explain the stages.

STAGE 1: Warm Air rises.

STAGE 2: Air Cools.

 

STAGE 3: Condensation

STAGE 4:Clouds Form

STAGE 5: RAIN!!!!

We only notice rain when the water starts showering down on us, we don’t see ALL THE FINE-TUNING that went into making it happen.

It’s a lot like life, the things we want the most; We’ve prayed about it, worked towards it, done all the right things, gotten in touch with all the right people, we’re holding on to faith (perhaps at this point, by a thin thread) but still, NOTHING IS HAPPENING!

Now, I want you to take a deep breath and repeat the statement below over and over until it stamps itself to your brain.

 “Nothing is impossible with God, which means the only thing impossible with God is nothing” –Pastor Steven Furtick

Got that?! Yeah, I know y’all did. It means, hang tight, the best is almost here. God's got it handled.

There is nothing and I mean, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, you’ve asked and prayed to God for, that is impossible for Him to make happen. No matter how long you’ve been waiting. I want you to know that things are taking shape behind the scene, getting your Showers of Blessing ready, even if all you see now are clear, boring skies. It doesn’t look like it now, but that doesn’t mean a great plan isn’t already in the works. In fact, the answer was set in motion the first moment you asked.

So hang on and when your energy (emotional and physical) starts failing you, remember the awesome Rain Cycle.

Have a great rest-of-the-week!