Shelter

Today is my 6th snow day in less than 3 weeks.  The weather here has been crazy!  It's been so cold and the wind has been fierce everyday.  For someone who doesn't do so well in the cold, it's been somewhat of a blessing to have this time.  I feel rested.  I wish I could bottle up all this extra time and rest and save it for the times I need it.  Sometimes I think the weather is a lot of like our life.  I woke up in the middle of the night thinking my bay window was going to cave in because the wind was so strong.  It reminded me of an old song that I have become fond of.  It's a song about the shelter we have in Jesus Christ when real storms and life storms come our way.  I'm thankful today that I have a home to protect me from the shelter, but that I have a shelter in the arms of Christ everyday.  There is no trial deeper than His love.  As I sit here and listen to the wind tonight I am reminded of these lyrics.  They seem so perfect for todays weather and for everyday of life:

"I have a shelter in the storm
When constant winds would break me;
For in my weakness, I have learned
Your strength will not forsake me."