Storms

"The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger,but for deliverance from fear.

It is the storm within which endangers him, not the storm without."

      - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life is full of storms.  Some are quick mild storms, while others appear to be huge Category 5 hurricanes.

Avoiding storms should be a goal for all of us but it certainly is not possible to avoid them all.

Many of us are battling our own personal storms as we speak!

If we can accept and fully expect to be hit with a storm at any time, and prepare ourselves mentally for anything that may be thrown at us, WE CAN WEATHER ANY STORM IMAGINABLE!!

As Emerson so eloquently put it, it is not so much what life throws at us, it is how we react internally that matters. 

Pray for the removal of that wasted, dreaded, potential limiting FEAR, not that we avoid the storms of life altogether!!

Facing storms and surviving them only serves to strengthen us!!!

Bring them on...embrace them as the seas get rough and the sky grows dark and the wind starts whipping!! 

You will sail through it unscathed if you banish the fear and have the faith that this storm shall pass!!

and ALL storms do pass...

If we can master that internally and prepare in advance for the rough seas, nothing can impede out progress or stop our march toward peace and joy!!!

Nothing!!

We control only that .... And can start this very moment if we choose!!!

Stay Strong!!