Hedge of Protection

Who needed an alarm clock this morning? With the winds roaring and the hail pounding, I lay in bed clinging to my husband and praying for a wall of protection around our home. We just saw on the news, last night and the day before, the destruction that hit Branson, MO, when a tornado struck in the night... duplexes that looked like a pile of kindling and a whole shopping strip leveled to the ground.

After the winds subsided, the roof was covered with hail the size of golf balls.

At times like these, God's might is so real and we realize how very small we are in all of this... imagine, our universe is so vast, but God is SO big that He holds our universe in the palm of His hand! And to think that we have the nerve to even ask God for anything. But, is it really "nerve" or is it the trust of a child?

One time, when travelling to Nebraska with one of our little grandchildren in tow, we were hit with a sudden down pour... right in the middle of the thunderstorm she screamed, "make it stop!" That's what I wanted to do this morning... I wanted to scream, "Make it stop!" Just think, God can do just that... the wind and waves obey His every command. He is always in control.

Yes, God is BIG.... He's beyond big and I am but a grain of sand when you look at humanity from that perspective but He still loves me enough to listen to my tiny voice. God is good. Thank you, Lord, for your hedge of protection in the storm.