Feel Better Friday: In the Middle of the Storm

Hey boo's! Didja miss me? Please forgive the lateness of this post. I had shit to do with my life today. Anyway On Fridays I decided that when y'all are getting your freakiness from every other blog, I'd try to inspire a lil' bit. Let's get to it. A friend of mine once told me something that resonated with me. She said:

"In life, everyone is either coming out of a storm, going into a storm, or in the middle of a storm."

Today I'd like to share with y'all my thoughts on what to do in the middle of your storm. Saddatay? Saddatay.

The storms of our lives come in many forms. Job issues, relationship issues, health issues, etc. all have the potential to create life forecasts that range from slight drizzles to hurricanes. And what makes it worse is that we never know how bad it's gonna be until we're smack dab in the middle of it. Unfortunately no one truly has the power to see into the future (besides Dionne Warrick and Cher...but that's off topic), so there's no way of really knowing how to deal with these things. And because we're faced with these hostile situations we don't know what to do with, we panic. Start trying to battle the winds and the rains in hopes that if we fight hard enough, our strength will make the storm pass.

But y'all know as well as I do that that bullshit never works. We only end up frustrating ourselves, confusing ourselves, and hurting ourselves more. And, to be quite frank, who the hell do we think we are tryina control the weather anyway?! How.Fucking.Presumptuous of us to think that we are sooooo powerful that simply fighting the elements and willing them away will actually make them leave. Ain't gon happen. That ain't how it works.

Now this is not to say that there's no hope of the storm ever ending. This simply means that it's gonna end on its own time. Fortunately, though, there is a space for us in the middle of the chaos. A space where, even though the mayhem threatens to get the best of us, we can be safe and at peace. Ironically, this is probably the last spot we'd ever think to look for safety, because it is not outside of the storm, it is in the dead center of it.

There will come a time, when you're in the midst of whatever kinda rains that have began to fall on you, that the torrent will seem like it is never going to cease. It will feel like you've entered hell and are confined there forever. And you will see no way out. And you will have only a grain of salt's worth of hope left. And you will have come to the conclusion that you just have to live in the storm. What you don't realize is that at this point, your faith is strongest. You are no longer fighting because you recognize that is is beyond your control. You have entered the safe place, the eye of your storm.

And from that vantage point you can see the melee, but it can no longer touch you like it once did. Things will become different, and, even though you won't quite understand why, you'll be at peace. And that peace will pass through you and around you until the clouds part to reveal the thing you thought you'd never see again: the sun.

I hope this helps somebody feel better. And remember this: the will of God will never lead you where the grace of God can't keep you.

Be encouraged y'all!

Peace