Wind
By Shelly Burke, Editor and Publisher, Nebraska
“Wind” is a part of living in Nebraska ,
and today was (and is!) one of those days when the wind just howls across the
wide open spaces.
A friend and I were driving back from an errand today, and I
had to hold on to the steering wheel with both hands and really concentrate to
keep my vehicle in my lane. The road was hilly and curvy, so occasionally the
wind would be blocked and let up for a few seconds…only to quickly blast us
from the other direction.
The seals around the windows on my vehicle are not tight, so
the wind was loud as well as strong! Tracy and I almost had to yell to be
heard. When Tracy called her
daughter to make sure she’d gotten home from school, she had to plug her other
ear with her finger to block out the noise of the wind.
Life is sometimes like that loud, windy ride home. We are
blown about by trials and troubles and tribulations. We are pushed and pulled
from side to side with the demands of family, friends, work, home…and even
church. The “wind” noise of life can be such that we can hardly hear each
other—or God.
When Elijah was running for his life from King Ahab, the
Lord told him to stand on the mountain and wait for Him to pass. 1 Kings 19:11
tells us, “Then a great and powerful wind
tore the mountains apart and shattered
the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind…{then} a still,
small voice.” That voice was the Lord, who then gave Elijah instructions to
escape to safety.
To hear that still small voice on a “windy life” day, we may
have to plug our other ear (or both ears) to block out the noise of the
telephone, kids, and dirty laundry--all calling for our attention--so we can
hear that “still, small voice.”
Psalm 46:10 tells us to “Be
still and know that I am God.” Rather than continually fight to keep your
life in the right lane, take time each day to pull over, take your hands off
the wheel, be still, and just listen.
Life will always push and pull you around, and the “winds of
life” will interfere with hearing God. Some days will be “windier” than others.
But after you’ve been still…and listened for God’s still, small voice…you’ll be
better able to navigate the roads of life.
Lord, thank You for
being with me through all of the winds of my life. Please help me to remember
to be still and listen for Your still, small voice to guide me. Amen.
I’m also blogging
at Home is Where the Mom Is
Today’s post is
titled “Every Mom is a ‘Working’ Mom.”
