I know this is a long note. I started writing and got carried away. I really encourage you guys to read this even though it is long.

Storms happen. Pain comes and pain goes. Somewhere in this world that we live in, there is a fight that is happening between good and evil, light and darkness. Right now, this very second, as you read these words, bullets are flying, soldiers in other countrys are dying while trying to protect your freedom. Somewhere, light is fighting against darkness, and the light is pressing through.
We know that in movies, in books that we read, that the light always wins against the darkness in the end, even though it sometimes seems impossible. But we also learn in life that real life isn't always like a movie. When light doesn't always seem to break the darkness, it feels like your storm will never end.
That's why I am writing this note right now. To every broken heart, to every person who feels like they are stuck in a storm that is never ending, hopefully you will find that light waits just on the other side of your storm. Don't dwell in the storm. 
This is to every person who has stood in the midst of storms and told them to be still and go away, but they never seem to leave. They just come back with louder bursts of thunder, brighter flashes of lightning, and more anger and darkness than before. 
This note is for you.


Tonight, I stood in the small, lonely field behind Cathedral of Praise, staring at the sky and admiring Gods creation. I knew there was a storm coming so I decided to go outside and see it for myself. Over the line of trees, I could see some dark clouds and a few flashes of lightning every once in a while. Straight above me were beautiful, pink and blue skies.
Standing beneath such a beautiful sky, it is hard to believe that within just a couple of minutes, it will could be gone and will soon be replaced by the dark storm clouds and flashes of lightning that just moments ago seemed so far away.

I stood as I watched the darkness slowly move from one side of the field to the other. It was such a beautiful sight. It was almost as if I were watching the ultimate battle in the sky between good and evil.
Soon, there was a line straight above in the sky, dividing the light from the darkness. Even though the darkness was pushing the light away, the light still remained beautiful.
Within 5 more minutes, the entire field was covered in darkness. The thunder in the clouds like crashing waves, and flashes of lighning like cameras flashing to give light to a dark photograph. I could just imagine the storm saying, "Look at me. Look at what I've done! I have taken over your light and now I am all that you can look up to. I am your new sky! I am darkness, and I have defeated the light."

I stood under the dark cloud and realized... this is the way that my life is sometimes. The way I feel right now. Not long ago, I could look into the clouds and see the most beautiful blue skies. Now all that I see is the darkness. How can I look into the light when all that is in my life is darkness?

This is my point... Sometimes, we look up into our skies, saying, "There is no light. My life, my clouds are filled with darkness and there is not a hint of light in any direction." Sometimes we stand and all we see is darkness over us. But what we don't see, is that the storm is small and the light is just on the other side. The only reason you are not seeing any light is because the darkness is separating you from that light.

The light has never left. You have only allowed the tiny storms separate you from your beautiful skies and from the light in your life.

The light is still much bigger than the darkness. The only reason you are not seeing any light right now, is because you are letting the darkness keep you from it.

The light is still right there, we just have to press through the storm to find it.

It is where you stand that determines the light over your life or the darkness.

When all you see is darkness, will you still choose to believe in the light? Will you still choose to believe that the light is just on the other side?
I have been going through some hard things lately with relationships, feeling like I have lost some of the people who were the closest to me and the people who meant so much. And I have spent too much time thinking, "Where is the light in this? I used to have light! Everything was perfect and there wasn't a storm in sight. Now all that I can see overhead is darkness... I just want my light back. I want to feel the sun shine on me again."
I've been spending too much time feeling like my storm would never go away, when the light that I have been looking for is just beyond the darkness that I have allowed to step in my way.
If I continue to remain under that storm, how will I ever see the light that I long to see again?

Even when you can't see the light, and all that you can see are the storms that get in your way, will you continue to believe in the light? Will you continue to press through the darkness and keep holding on to what you know is on the other side of those storms? Will you have the faith to press through and get to what you need? 
That light can shine again. Just let it.
Watch as the rays of light pierce through the darkness. Keep looking for the light, and the storms will have no choice but to leave, and they will not be able to remain over your life.


I just want you guys to listen to this song and watch this video, and even though you are going through things in your life, learn to praise God in the storm. Because He is waiting on the other side to take your hand and hold you close, so no storm can ever separate the two of you again.
So learn to praise Him in this storm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji2rLXr3cEU

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