The Storm Passes By

“Be merciful to me, O God … for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.” (Psalm 57:1-2)

The darkness arrives with a daunting sense of permanence, casting a shadow of dread on the days to come.

You feel like the storm is forever and your purpose is over.

The truth is the opposite:

The storm will go away.

Your purpose will go on.

Every trial has a time limit. 

“After a little while,” the furnace opens, the waters calm, the devil flees, and the winds cease. 

The storm is temporary. But the gifts and callings of God are irrevocable. 

When the clouds clear, the mountain of God’s plan for your life will stand unmoved.

The rain causes no delay. When the storm passes by, you will find—like Joseph walking out from prison—that every apparent halt in the plan was a step forward in God’s grander purpose.

Since it won’t rain forever, you are free to take shelter for “a little while.” You can see the storm as a season. This isn’t the time to act strong—to brave the elements on your own. The best thing you can do is “take refuge in the shadow of God’s wings until the storm passes by” (Psalm 57:1-2).

Hide in God, and let him hold onto you.

Take shelter in God through the storm, and he will show you what is permanent and what is passing away.