A thunderstorm came through the other night. It rained with plenty of lightning and thunder. We have two big dogs in the house, golden retriever and a pit bull. I stayed up late doing stuff and the golden retriever went to sleep on my bed. When the thunder got loud and noisy, the pit bull got up from his bed and came and sat next to me. He was terrified by the thunder. His sad eyes looked at me as if to ask for help. I began talking to him and praying for him. Fear is a hard thing to deal with. If you don’t know how to deal with it, it can drive you to bizarre behavior. It even effects animals. My son’s Yorkshire terrier will shake uncontrollably when the lightning strikes. My cat will sit next to the Yorkshire terrier until she calms down. Fear is real and very present in our lives. It will change our beliefs and behavior until we deal with it. The bible says that we are bound up by the fear of death until God releases us from it. The storm didn’t move off too fast. But I reassured my dog with close contact and a gentle word. When God gives us the His word and remains in close contact with us, fear has no place in our lives. So when a thunderstorm comes through your life, peace of God will come by a His gentle word and close contact.
Joseph1637/Crain Blanchard 