Funny thing happened overnight ….. again. We did not get the snow as had been predicted. As I had hoped. Let me explain.
I just wanted a day “off”. Not a weekend day off. And not a holiday day off. A free day off as in “snow day”. One of those days, not written into the school calendar, by which I would have a day to myself.
I regard those days as a gift. A day to get caught up on things which I ordinarily would have to use my regular days off to do. Getting a snow day would mean that on my day regular days off, I would truly be off and able to just relax. I would not have to do laundry or pay the bills or do the laundry or vacuum or clean the bathrooms. I would be “off”.
So when they began forecasting snow, I got excited. Perhaps it was even a little more than that. Then the accumulation was given for our area – 5-8″. Snow day began to look good. When the winter weather advisory went up, it was time to happy dance. The school closings began to appear on the screen last night. But not ours.
By the time I went to bed, it was not looking so good. And when I got up this morning, the street was clean. Not as in plowed clean but as in – not a flake to be seen – clean. Seriously.
We had texted, we had tweeted, we had even hashtagged – all to no avail. The snow did not come.
As I walked to the kitchen to pour some coffee, I will admit, I was disappointed. But I also had to laugh as I remembered….
They’re. His. Storehouses.
“Have you visited the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of hail?” (Job 38:22, NLT)
“No, Lord, I have not.”
But this morning I am humbled before You as I am reminded.
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A great reminder He is Sovereign over ALL as I look over our snow-covered yard on this bitterly cold day. How feeble our thinking and powerful His ways!
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Rebekah, He surely is! And this morning I was grateful for His gentle reminder! It is always a joy to link with you!
Jo, had to smile at this blog —we’re always looking for “a day off” (me too), just to lounge around, enjoy some coffee, read and maybe be “brain dead” for a short while!!! 🙂 – Thankfully, our Lord never, ever takes a day off!!! What would we do if He did???? 🙂
Angela, so glad you could relate! And like you, I am grateful that our God NEVER takes a day off! Perhaps that was the lesson for me to learn – never take a day off from Him either! Grateful that you reminded me of this truth!
Love it. We make plans, but God makes His will, and yes, we are so lucky for that!
As usual, you had me smiling.Thank you for this great reminder.
Love you,
Beth
They sure are His LOL. So glad that in the disappointment God gave you a little chuckle. He’s such a good Father:) Hope you get your day off soon!
I am amazed at the way He will teach me through the dailyness of my life. Thank you for stopping here today!
I am so with you – always watching the forecast for snow, anticipating the snow that’s predicted, loving the concept of that gift of time that a storm provides. It’s His, though, and He used a predicted snowstorm that I was eagerly expected and an unexpected hopsitalization during that very storm to teach me a little more about that and about himself. Thanks.
Amazing how He will use all the events in our lives to teach us more about Himself. Thank you for sharing here with me!