“Open up, heavens, and rain. Clouds, pour out buckets of my goodness! Loosen up, earth, and bloom salvation;
Isaiah 45:8 (MSG)
I love the rain. Well… I love to listen to it from the warmth of my living room while sipping a hot cup of coffee or enjoying a warm bowl of my favorite soup. I love to play board games with my family or watch a great movie snuggled on the couch with my babies. That’s how I enjoy the rain. As I am writing this now I can hear it pouring outside my window as worship music plays in the background. It’s like perfect harmony.
Soon, though, I will have to leave the comfort and shelter of my home to pick up my kids from school. I will be faced with the wet and cold effects of the rain. It seems as though this feels like life sometimes. We love the effect “rain” has after the fact. You know, like April showers bring May flowers. It’s a suffering before the breakthrough. It’s an inconvenience before the reward. It’s messy before it’s beautiful.
I love how it says in Isaiah, open up, pour out, loosen up, and THEN bloom. I pray the frustration of whatever you are going through can be a reminder of God’s incredible salvation, love, and adoration for YOU. Let Him pour out all He has for you TODAY. Take it one day at a time. It’s worth it.