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This Is the Way
When Lightning Strikes Again

by Robin Webber

It's been nearly a year and a half since I wrote an article for this column titled "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled."

The article's encouragement was to look beyond the storm clouds of life, whatever might come our way. When I wrote that article, the war with Iraq was just around the corner. The 9/11 attacks had come, and the war on terrorism was ongoing—with consequences still not yet known to this day. Beyond that, I illustrated that the prophecies of the Bible indicate a yet incredible time of future conflict between nations before the rescuing intervention of Jesus Christ. I pointed out that on top of all the exterior "goings-on-of-life," our own personal worlds could be a little wobbly if not downright crumbling.

The reality stated in the article is simply that, left to us, our faith can become paralyzed. The scripture that I anchored the article around, found in John 14:27, fortifies us with the direct message from the mouth of Jesus: "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

As I concluded that article, I shared the story of how my wife and I, along with our grandchildren, watched a thunder and lightning storm from our back porch doorway. What at first seemed like a scary event to our two granddaughters ultimately became an object lesson to all of us—that as scary as things may seem to be, God was not apart from the storm, but above the storm and in control!

Little did I realize that nearly a year later I would receive a letter from an individual who had been through a storm with incredible life-altering experiences, one that moves far beyond a simple chat with granddaughters under the protective cover of a back porch. He had read my story. And now, he wanted to share his story. They are not two stories, but one, belonging to God. Upon reading his letter, I called him on the phone and asked if one day I might share it with a broader audience. He said, "Sure."

Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0409/way0409.htm


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