The practice of renewal

What do you do when life sucks you in, washes you up, and blows you over? Because the storms of life will come.

There will be moments in our lives when we are sucked in, washed up, and blown over.

The storms of life will come.

And it's a serious question.

putting Chippy aside for a moment.

It's a serious question because the storms of life inevitably come.

There are things that will come into our lives that threaten to destroy us, that threaten to overwhelm us, that threaten to drag us down.

And it is in those moments that your faith is tested.

I'm not talking about the little simple trials in life of someone cutting you off in traffic or the person who served you across the counter was rude.

I'm not talking about that stuff.

I'm talking about the big things.

There might be the unexpected illness that comes.

Or it could be a relationship breakdown.

It could be something that you've had that sense of betrayal.

Someone has deeply betrayed you.

Whatever it is, you know what that is.

And that storm comes into your life.