Sitting here sipping my tea, I watched a storm move in from the northwest. I could see the dark clouds coming over the treetops, their sparse dead leaves beginning to shutter with the advancing winds. The storm was bringing a cold front with it, rushing over the landscape, overtaking everything with its invisible force. Snowflakes began to fall, swiftly changing the environment, inducing a shift in my attitude, emotions, and behavior – and not necessarily for the better.
I smiled at the irony. My bible open to the Book of James, the author discussing how people get “tossed and blown about by the wind” when they doubt God’s goodness. When the storms of life rush in to challenge your faith, be mindful how quickly an invisible force can drive God’s love and generosity from your heart, filling it instead with icy doubt.
What will the state of your heart reveal when the cold front moves through your life?
Challenged by James 1:1-8
