The Eye of The Storm

Have you heard of the “eye of the storm?” It’s that place in the middle of a hurricane that is actually calm. The storm can rage all around, but right smack in the middle of the storm-the eye of the storm-it’s peaceful. The eye of the storm is calm with clear skies. There may be some light winds, but nothing compared to the outside of the eye where winds are up and over 100 mph with thunderstorms and massive rain.

I’m still in the middle of my trial. I still feel the heat of it. But I’m determined to hang onto God for my dear life. He is my only consolation. He is my only hope. Without Him I am sunk.

So my prayer has been for God to show me how to get to that place, where I can I have peace despite my circumstances. How do I get to the eye of the storm? That is where God is, smack dab in the middle of it. I want to be there. I need to be there.

And He has shown me. He’s invited me to be with Him in the eye of the storm. How did I get there? Well, for one, prayer. Lots and lots of prayer. I pray constantly. I pray in the morning. I pray before I go to bed. I pray when I’m just sitting on the couch vegging out. “Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray…” James 5:13

Secondly, I had to shift my focus. Like Peter, who walked on water, he was fine as long as he kept his eyes on Jesus. The second he took his eyes off the Lord, he sank. I had to shift my focus onto the Lord as well. I can’t stare at the problem. If I do, I sink. My eyes have to be laser focused on God. I can’t turn to the left or the right. My gaze has to be fully on Him.

Once I did these things, I felt myself move to the eye of the storm. I can see the storm all around me. It hasn’t lost its intensity. But where I am, in the eye of the storm, there is peace and calm. I feel God’s presence near me. “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted…” Psalms 34:18

I feel hope. This too shall pass. This won’t be forever. This is what God confirms in my mind, over and over again. He will intervene.

There is a sweetness to be in the eye of the storm. “My grace is sufficient for you.” 2 Cor. 12:9 In order to keep my sanity and be able to function, God keeps me. He girds me up. He keeps me out of the pits of despair and discouragement. He lets me yield my life to Him. I’m more than happy to do so.

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil for You are with me…” Psalms 23:4

Are you in a storm right now? If so, head to the eye of the storm. Get there as fast as you can. You won’t regret it.