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Growing up in Florida has made hurricanes a regular part of life. As a child, I remember being scared yet unbelievably comforted when storms came. Life was put on hold as the family 'hunkered down' together in the living room with candles, games, and each other. There was no other choice; no phones, no open roads, no television. The only world we tended to was in those four walls. As I currently endure another kind of storm, I get the same familiar feeling with my Father. I am so caught up in the turnoil outside that I stay close to my Father where the Light is, where I am safe. I am letting things calm down out there before I go see the damage. My passage for today is Psalm 55, which talks about being betrayed by a close friend. Reading the verses comforted me in knowing Jesus understands how I feel. He is my Shelter in the storm. *Amplified version: LISTEN TO my prayer, O God, and hide not Yourself from my supplication! Attend to me and answer me; I am restless and distraught in my complaint and must moan [And I am distracted] at the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression and threats of the wicked; for they would cast trouble upon me, and in wrath they persecute me. My heart is grievously pained within me… And I say, Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. Yes, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! I would hasten to escape and to find a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest. For it is not an enemy who reproaches and taunts me--then I might bear it; nor is it one who has hated me who insolently vaunts himself against me--then I might hide from him. But it was you, a man my equal, my companion and my familiar friend. We had sweet fellowship together and used to walk to the house of God in company. As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord will save me. Evening and morning and at noon will I utter my complaint and moan and sigh, and He will hear my voice…[My companion] has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has broken and profaned his agreement [of friendship and loyalty]…Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will never allow the [consistently] righteous to be moved (made to slip, fall, or fail)...But I will trust in, lean on, and confidently rely on You.

"Today's Little Lift" from Jim Bullington

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