No School Today? You ask WHY?

Rain.

Rain.

Rain.

and more Rain.

And NO electricity this morning.

Crazy huh?  It is not often you hear of schools being closed due to rain but it's a true story in Robbinsville, North Carolina today.  It's been raining nonstop for a few days and not until yesterday did I realize how high the creeks have gotten, some overflowing, roads washed, and water everywhere.  Creeks are always peaceful, smooth flowing, and quite beautiful but not right now.  The creeks are GUSHING water and moving rapidly just like a river you white-water raft down.  It's unbelievable.  Rance and I had a dentist appointment in Andrews yesterday and we were astounded by the amount of water everywhere.  In fact, Andrews schools were closed yesterday because they had a bridge/road wash away. 

The pictures below do not even do it justice.  Plus we could not get close to the areas where the creeks were overflowing.





There is a first time for everything huh?  I can't help but think of Noah & the ark.  To really dwell on the fact that Noah had never seen rain yet he stepped out on faith to build this ark why?  BECAUSE GOD TOLD HIM TOO!  That's the only reason he needed.  And for years upon years upon years Noah built this ark simply TRUSTING.  I say simply but is trusting simple for you?  Is not knowing what the future holds or even tomorrow holds simple?  I have been thinking much about this lately.  What a person would actually look like if they never worried, never doubted, never needed answers because they simply trusted Father and rested in the shadow of His wings (Psalm 91)?  Can you imagine how free that person would be?  The Bible talks over and over about trusting Father yet why don't we?  Maybe we are scared.  Maybe it's a lot of things.  I encourage you to seek the Lord over this because I promise I am.  Often times we say we trust Father but we don't live like we trust Him.  We are carrying weights, burdens, fears, baggage, shame, guilt - and we hold onto these things - instead of putting them down and trusting Father to take care of it all.

I know I don't have it all figured out but I know I want to be free.  I want to trust Him every second of every day until I'm physically present with Him one day.  What will it take?

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
² I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

Psalm 91:1-2