Safe in God's arms

"Underneath are the everlasting arms." Deuteronmy 33:27

During World War II, when Jill Briscoe was six, her family was evacuated to the English Lake Distrist. Recalling a particularly scary night, she writes, "A storm had broken over our heads. Rain, like giant tears, slashed against the window and thunder grumbled. I didn't like storms, and I was old enough to understand that an even bigger storm was raging, a war involving the entire world. But it seemed far away. The fire was warm and my father was relaxed in his big chair. Suddenly, aware that I needed reassurance, he put down his paper and smiled, "Come here, little his shoulder and feeilng the beat of his heart.
"Looking back, I realize how my Heavenly Father shelters me from the storms of life. When sorrow swamped me at my mother's funeral, I sought reassurance in my Father's presence. When the winds of worry whipped away my confidence as I faced gangs of young people in street evangelism, I glanced up to see my Father's face. When floods of fear rose as I waited in hospital for the results of frightening tests, I sensed my Heavenly Father say, "Come here, little girl." I climbed into His arms, leaned against His shoulder and murmured, "Ah, this is a grand place to be." The bible says, "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms." If life's storms are overwhelming you, climb up into your Heavenly Father's arms, feel the beat of His heart, and rest assured He's bigger than the storm you're facing.