Lately,  I have been a little obsessed with the clouds.  I snapped this picture the other morning while out on a run.  I loved the contrast between the two.  These little clouds all jumbled together can represent how we sometimes view our hardships.  It can sometimes feel like we keep getting hit with hard things one right after another.  Or, we can sometimes feel like there is this big, giant, dark cloud following us around.

Well, I went to scripture to see what God’s word has to say about clouds and I found this verse. Psalm 105:39 NIV  “He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give them light at night.”

What if we looked at the clouds in a our life a little differently.  What if we look for the blessing instead.  What if we change our perspective.  Hardships can produce something in us for a purpose. Right?  Is it not in the process, the breaking down and rebuilding that we grow the most?  During the process of hard times, what if God is giving us clouds as a covering.  Protection.

Clouds can also produce rain.  What if God is bringing in a little rain to water our battered and tired souls.  Water is essential for growth.  Slowing down our pace a little to receive what only He can give.

Resource:  Zondervan NIV Study Bible 2008 Update