Rain - I Love It, I Need It

I created the following as a response to the questions of a friend - check it out - this is who I am!

Bring the Rain (Mercy Me) is my main ringtone - it's one of my life songs right now. Everything you have gotten from it is true, as well as Angel and Ness's input. All I can offer is what that song tells me at its core.

Rain has so many facets - it can be both life-giving and life-taking. Rain can change lives in an instant, or hold back change. For example, rain relieves us of fire and the dangers that come with it. Yet rain also causes floods that wipe out entire cities (and of course, there was the great flood that covered thee arth.) Rain heals parched grass and makes the flowers and trees flourish, yet during a hurricane, it keeps workers from being able to fix damage. The sound of rain causes peaceful sleep. All of these things, I have experienced first hand.

God controls the rain - both literal rain and metaphoric rain. He reminds us of His presence and control by bringing rain into our lives. As a result, we will go through trials and be healed. My life has been filled with ups and downs - my life is amazing, yet I ask God daily to bring the rain. If life were too easy, I'd never be able to see that there is a bigger picture, and One greater than me that it in control. I need the hard rains to keep me grounded and the healing rains to give me the warmth of teh peace that passes understanding.

I have had a rainy "Bring the Rain" moment - it made me laugh. The short of is is that I was having a HORRIBLE day and the rain was the final straw. God put the lyrics in my head and poured rain just on me for a few moments. It was in that moment that I got perspective - that I realized that he is giving me the desires of my heart and all that comes with them - both wonderful and painful, exhilirating and frustrating. He's in control of the rain in my life and I'll take all of it.