Take A Step Inside (With The Storm-Calmer)

"The kingdom is ours for the taking. The gates are open wide.

so lift up your hands, cast your burdens to the wind

and take a step inside."

No more goofing around you guys. tomorrow im no longer a kid. Im what society deems as an "adult." okay, so this definitely calls for MORE goofing off. No matter how old I get, I will always make room for silly. And I feel as though I've been lacking in a lot of silly recently. Senior year is one of rigor and many many tests. Not just intellectual tests, but tests on your character, your judgement, and your faith. I, however, have been hanging by a thread. I've been getting by. and you know what, that just doesn't cut it any more. No. I want love. I want authentic real love. and the only person that can satisfy my needs are the storm-calmer himself. The man who said, "you of little faith, why are you scared?" and I plea, "dont you care that I am falling?" and for the longest time the only thing I could here was his whispers of yes, yes I do care. but now, I can feel him grab my entire arm, and pull me back onto the boat. I cough up some water and maybe even some days I feel like I am still drowning. but as I come to, I see him standing and waiting on me to return to him with open arms. and tonight, I finally let my guard down and realized that I was in my safe place because I was with him. I ran "forward and far into his widespread greetings arms, fingers trembling." and I felt my soul release back to the way it use to be. All of the past few months washed completely clean. It was just me and him, and that was enough. He calmed the storm in me as he has done so many times in the past. He took my hands and said let's go, we've got a journey to walk together. So I stepped inside the boat with my storm-calmer tonight. Finally, getting a chance to breathe. So tonight, I challenge you, friends, to step inside with the storm-calmer and see what he has in store for you. I pray for you friends, for your storms. Jesus brings peace no matter the circumstances. forever and ever he will love with reckless abandon. Hallelujah, amen.

Thank you Jesus for all you do for me. You have yet to fail me in my time of need. 

So here's to taking a step inside,

 to my storm-calmer, 

and to another year alive in Jesus. 

May there be so many more with my beautiful savior.