It's filled with mixed emotions. I'm anxious, nervous, uneasy, fearful, trusting in various people & God. All the while, I am looking at the clock. Time is going by so slowly. It's the calm before the vicious storm.
Praise God it went from a Category 2 to a Category 1.
Hurricane Isabel, years ago, was a tropical storm when it hit the East Coast of Virginia. It demolished Poquoson (a city next to me, where my best friend Amanda lives) with its high rising waters, ridiculous winds, and the thunderstorms prior to it didn't assist in the trees falling. It was weeks and weeks of just devastation.
Every ounce in my heart knows that my God is way bigger than this storm & that God is love, peace, & comfort. I am constantly having to fix my mindset to remind myself that "the Creator is holding my hand during all of this" (Thanks Zack). He's got me. (Thanks Jake). & that He ultimately will lend a hand of protection.
I also know that there is a BIG difference between worrying & being well prepared.
Worrying is not believing God is able to fix what is going on (Thanks Alyssa) but being well prepared is using the common sense and brain that God so carefully created for us. My family & I are being well-prepared. Yes, we are human, and we are slightly freaked out, but there is nothing more we can do. After all, we tied everything down, stuffed the garage with everything we could, drove our cars to a non-flood zone, & prayed over everything.
Ultimately, God will get us through this. Hurricane Irene, the real question is, can you handle my God?
On another random note,
Lacey blessed me first thing this morning with an email that just was so heart-felt and honest.
A few things she said was that I remind her of a soldier, in the midst of a battle, never giving up but instead pressing on. Her words were much needed. She said I'm a brave woman of God and it's going to take one heck-of-a-man of God to handle what I have to offer. I love her. She lifted me up right when I needed it.
Friends,
I'll receive any and all prayers you will bless VA and NC with during this time of "mother nature's best".
Thank you for all your love and support, and I'll post a blog when it's all over (and our power cuts back on haha). I love you all. & don't forget to recognize your blessings.
Unless Irene swallows us.....until next time,
J. King (Psalm 91: 14 - 16)
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