going through the storms together

This is, post 80.
How amazing is that?
This morning, i want to talk to you about going through storms.
We all go through storms, we go through really bad things. sometimes we don't have an answer to what we're doing to ourselves. sometimes we get upset with the world, and sometimes we get upset because well there's no answers.
When even our closest friends don't have the answers, it's easy to say God does.
Is that because it's easy to say?
Is it easy because we get told that God has all the answers?
The more you're around people, the more you listen to them, look to what God is telling you, and be strong, somethings are notes that God is telling you.
I was thinking in bed last night, about what is beyond our plans, what's is on the cards for our family?
So I called my brother, and yes called him at work on my break.
I feel a bit empty sometimes, so I ring my brother quite a bit, and he just encourages me, to keep going.
Matt takes risks, the more he takes the more his faith grows, I'm not a risk taker, and sometimes I don't know what to do, so I look to other people, and this got me thinking about my life at night,  Matt knows what he wants in life, and he finds time to do other things for people, and I want to be like that.
And God knew this because he said, "I know the plans I have for you, plans not to harm you but to give you a hope and future.'' we are all scared and we are afraid of the outcome.
But when we go through the storms, they aren't so fierce as before.
When I was dropping some people home, we had to drive through the waves, and it was quite fun but scary, sometimes scary, a bit wave came and I could see it rising then crashing over the car, i loved it,and it was so much fun, but it probably wasn't so much for my friends.
And it made me think about the storms in life,we all need to look at a point to get us out of the storm and that point is, the light out house.
Light houses, are amazing piece of engineering, because they were built on cliff faces, to  warn the boats on high seas, that there's rocks around, the beam of the light house, goes not just a few metres out, it goes 50km out to see.
And that's just like God, God isn't just a small God, interested in other things, if you're in a storm, if you're wondering why there's pain, God is there, he keep the light on, and doesn't turn off.
He is in there as you ride through the waves, as they crash around you, keeping you intact.
God in there.
When you're wondering if anyone still cares, God is there, and he'll bring people around you, to stand  around when things get tough.
See how the world sees strength, it's by  being bullying and mean, to sort of beat into shape, I suppose but if we're weak, we are strong in God.
We have to be encouraging, when we get discouraged, we have to be open, but not to closed up, we have to get people around us that we can encourage, because those people who encourage us, are good to be around. Don't get around with the  ''poor me crowd.'' because you will get things rubbed off on you. Be careful to whom you listen to and who you get your approval from, people who can't get that approval, always look for it, and won't find it, because that comes in Christ.
Well I better let you go.
So if you're in a storm right now, don't give up, when the waves are coming around you, you will see the beam of light of God, reaching out to you and will get you to safety.
Chloe