After the Rain

'So it's another rainy day here in Jersey.' It's truly amazing how after several weeks of little rain people begin to complain that 'we need rain.' However, when it does rains for a few days the sentiment changes to 'will the rain ever stop?' It's very interesting that we often say that we long for the rain, but really what we desire is the effects of the rain. We want our plants, our grass and our reservoirs to prosper, but this often happens a day or two after the rain has stopped.
Spiritually speaking we often say we want God to pour out His Spirit, but when we go through uncomfortable times our reaction is to complain. Could it be that God's rain inconveniences us like natural rain, but produces great benefits after we have endured? What we desire is the end product of God's process, but we'd rather skip the journey to the blessing and just receive the good things.
As the rain saturates the earth it is preparing to sustain and possibly even germinate life, and often this is the case with trials or difficulties that produce the nutrients of success or breakthrough. We essentially go through a preparation process that rids us of unnecessary baggage and produces the character essential for growth. So today, it may seem gloomy and like you trapped inside a limited space, but be confident that the rain will end, the sun will come out tomorrow and the rain of today can very well produce a greater life for tomorrow.

2 Timothy 2:12
"If we endure hardship,we will reign with him.If we deny him,he will deny us."