How To Find Strength Through the Storms Part 2

How to find strength through the storms:

Digging deeper in the Word- which may mean giving up some things that rob our time.  If we go to Facebook before the Word there may be a problem

There are some things we need in our lives to flourish through the storms

Psalm 92:12 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,

He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Persistence and Perseverance  

Palm trees flourish in extremely hot climate.  Simply stated, we need to learn how to take the heat when life gets difficult  It’s amazing how many torrential rains, wind and storms palm trees can handle. When other trees snap under the pressure, palm trees have deep and wide  root systems to handle various types of inclement weather. How do we weather the storms of life? We must be deeply rooted in God’s Word. When it comes to perseverance God said in Joshua 1:7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.

So we find strength through storms when we know the Word and do not stray from its commands 

Praying more and listening to worship music

Passion and pliability

In times of drought or dry seasons palm trees are able to tap into deep sources of water that exist deep within the ground. In those dry and difficult seasons, we must thirst for the living water to strengthen us through the storms 

Psalm 63:1 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.

Palm trees also bend under the pressure but they don’t break .   It’s a picture of learning to be flexible in storms. We must learn to trust God through difficulties (notice I said learn -it doesn’t just come easy sometimes)

To be continued on the next blog post...