Story Time

  GOD'S LOVE

  Up here in Manitoba, we’re preparing for winter. As temperatures have dropped, we’ve been thinking more about coats and boots, and putting them on before we go outside. A step outside without them will quickly remind us of what we have forgotten. We are accustomed to brisk winds and wind chill, and we bundle up for the conditions.  

  How is it in your life? When we step outside, we find it’s a cold, dark world out there. Lonely hearts are crying for peace, for love, for someone to understand them. The winds of bitterness, selfishness, and envy swirl around us. Can you imagine facing a blizzard like that on our own? When we push God away, we choose the storm outside, and it soon invades our heart and mind. The biting wind takes our breath away. We lose all sense of direction. Inner turmoil scours our hearts from the inside. All we want to do is hunker down next to a snowbank until it’s over. But we know if we stop walking, we’ll freeze. What can we do to keep the storm outside?

  Have you ever considered how God’s love is just like a warm coat? When we accept Him into our hearts, He makes all the difference. Not only does He wrap us in His blanket of love, He forgives our sins and quiets our hearts. We receive the peace of God which nothing can destroy. The storm may howl around us, but it cannot get into our dwelling. As we trust God with our lives, He keeps our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. God has a plan for each one of us, and He desires to live in each of our hearts. When tomorrow looks too hard to face, just conquer today. All that God requires of us is to breathe, and live one day at a time. As we live for Him today, His presence enfolds us as a warm blanket, comforting us through the storms of life.