Sometimes He calms the storm...

This title comes from a lyric of an incredible, albeit old-school, song that I happen to love. It rings true so often in my life. If you've never heard it, or you need a refresher course, you can read the lyrics here: http://www.tsrocks.com/s/scott_krippayne_texts/sometimes_he_calms_the_storm.html 

I've found myself in a place where everything around me seems a little above my expertise. I don't know that I've ever been in the middle of so much "newness" without a clue what to do. Now, just a few weeks ago, that had me stressing myself right into the doctor's office. I started having to take acid reflux medicine and somehow in the middle of it all got a bacterial infection. This is so against my nature I can't even describe it. I, Allison Henderson, am not a worrier. I didn't even think I knew how to be one. Apparently I do.

I took a step back from my life and looked at everything going on around me. While in Birmingham, I was asked to be a writer for the Acteens curriculum. NEVER have I ever done anything of the sort. When I moved home, I took the position as Florida Student Consultant, a job that I have desired but have clearly never previously had. I'm getting married in January, but as most of you know...I've never been married before...you knew that, right? Also, we don't have a job yet, so we're don't know where we will live. That throws a kink in the whole plan. So anyway, lots of newness and stressful situations.

But now I can look back on that time as a memory. Why, you ask? Did I take a miracle drug that relaxed my brain and body? No. Do we know where we will live yet? No. I simply gave it over to God. (I know, Sunday School answer, right??) That may not be the answer that anyone in a similar situation is looking for, but is absolutely the only one. As a child in a ministry family who raised me right, I simply can't avoid knowing the right answer in most situations. The hard part is acting on it. I could've told you every day during that time that I needed to give my situation over to God, letting Him do whatever He wanted with it, but that doesn't mean I was doing it!

The lyrics to the song say, "Sometimes He calms the storm, and other times He calms His child." Ladies and gentlemen, the jury's out. This time He calmed the child. And I know, just as the hymn says, "Because I know He holds the future.....this child can face uncertain days because He lives."