Infinitely small

The weather around the mid-West has been reeking havoc the last few days. Most recently a storm ripped through the St. Louis area that was unprecedented in size and intensity. It reminded me of a very important lesson, I am so infinitely small.

For those of you who know me, you know that I am by no means a small person. But as I experienced the storm and watched the coverage (thanks to slingbox and my older brother) it reminded me of the destructive power that exists in the world and how I have such little control over what could happen to me or those I care about. It was humbling to see a dozen simultaneous tornado warnings over the direct viewing area of the local news stations. Even the meteorologists were amazed to see a storm of its size and force. And as I bundled up in the basement with the dog one important thought crossed my mind: as big as this storm is, God has complete and total control over it.

As I took comfort in the fact that the Good God of the universe had this situation in His hands, I started to be filled with the awe of how amazing His love is for us. This God, who could so effortlessly start and stop a storm like that, also cares so much for me that He wants to share in every moment of my life. His love for each of us is so incredibly big that He not only left the throne of Heaven to live among us, He also died so that we could be justified in His eyes. As these days and weeks pile up and life begins to return to normal, please remember that the God who created the universe loves you so much that He asks you daily to share your life with Him as you would a spouse or best friend. And also, please be praying for those effect by the recent weather as they mourn for lost loved one and rebuild their devastated lives.