The Perfect Storm

Though the storms keep on raging in my life,

And sometimes it's hard to tell my night from day.

Still that hope that lies within is reassured

Yesterday morning I got ready for work as normal while noticing the sound of the rain splattering against my bedroom window. Usually if it is raining while I am sleeping, I hear it.  I hear everything.  OR so I thought.  Therefore, this morning I thought the rain had just started and not a continuation from the night before.

As I keep my eyes upon the distant shore;

I know He'll lead me safely to that

Blessed place He has prepared...

I didn't realize not only had it rained last night but it stormed.  It poured!  In fact, I was told by my co-worker, when I got to work, that there had actually been a tornado. At 8 am, March 4, six were confirmed dead.  I walked into the work place dazed and amazed because things seemed to be in disarray. Remember, I didn't know there had been a tornado the night before. Candy, my co-worker, confessed to almost abandoning the job.  She claimed she feared for her life.  That's how bad it was.

Wow, what a night they all experienced while I slept!

But if the storms don't cease,

And if the wind keeps on blowing, (in my life)

My soul has been anchored in the Lord...

All I could say was, "Thank God they all survived!"  I had to give thanks especially after being told there were actually several deaths  (21).  It goes to show, none of us truly know the time nor the hour we will close our eyes forever.  Right?  

I realize that sometimes in this life

You're gonna be tossed by the waves

And the currents that seem so fierce,

I can't help but exclaim this again, I pride myself on being able to hear a baby's breath while I sleep.  Yet, I slept through complete destruction.  I am still completely amazed just thinking about me sleeping through it all. 

But in the word of God I've got an anchor;

And it keeps me steadfast and unmovable...

Then it hit me.  Sleeping during the storm was PERFECT.  Perfect indeed!  Although I feel a bit out of wack, not being able to even recall a peep of noise, I do know that nothing just happens.  I know that I was in a better place or state at that time.  What's better than being asleep especially during chaos?

Despite the tide.

But if the storms don't cease,

I give complete praise to the Most High for shielding me and mine during the storm yesterday.  Thank you for shielding me and mine during all storms.  Yes, there are times where I thought I wouldn't make it through.  There are times I did not want to make it through.  And there are times I have questioned why I made it through and 21 people did not.  It's not that I'm any better or any more special than anyone else.  I have to attribute my current existence to having a purpose not yet fulfilled.

But in case the wind keeps on blowing, (in my life)

As I continue to try to make sense of it all, my soul leaps with new found joy. Instead of feeling sorrow for the lives lost or the material things destroyed, I want to make a promise to myself to live life as if each day is possibly my last.  My soul has been restored instead of broken.  I know I have a bigger purpose...a brighter purpose.  

My soul has been anchored in the Lord.

My soul has been anchored in the Lord.

If by chance you are struggling with knowing your life's purpose, trust that if you are breathing, there is something only you were designed to do.  Now is the time to walk it out.  Now is the time to trust in YOU and the spirit in YOU.  Your soul is anchored.

My Soul Has Been Anchored