Snow Reason to Panic

The day is yours, and yours also the night, you established the sun and the moon. It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth, you who made both summer and winter.   Psalms 74:16-17We’re under a winter storm warning here today and to listen to the natives, it’s the worst storm since the ice age. The news is constantly updating from their “winter weather centers”, the stores are packed with people stocking up and even the librarians were all a tizzy with talk about the big snow. We are in Michigan and we’ve been known to get major snowstorms before, so I understand that there is a valid reason behind all this panic. But I believe that part of the panic stems from the fact that we have been having a very mild winter. Reasonable temps, loads of sunshine and very little snow. It’s been mild and lovely, but with the oncoming storm we’ve suddenly realized we aren’t prepared. Our shovels are in the sheds, our boots are back in the closet and we’re all afraid of driving on snowy roads in the morning. We’ve all forgotten that we’re Michiganders, that a few inches of snow (or a lot more than a few) isn’t that big of a deal. We’re made of tougher stuff.

It’s easy for me to get panicked by my current situation. Sometimes it’s because it’s justified…there are some situations that are just plain scary! Other times it’s because I’ve gotten accustomed to easier times, complacent in my ability to handle things and then when something harder comes along I get completely blindsided. I forget who I am, a child of God. I forget that nothing is bigger than the God that I serve. A God that is more than capable of handling any situation I find myself in. A God that is never blindsided by the next big thing. A God that not only can help me cope with life’s storms, He can conquer them.