Clouds

Disclaimer: Obviously I am not an actual angel. However, I feel like God speaks to my heart and I would love to share it with you. Please enjoy.

One morning as I was out for a walk I started looking at the clouds in the sky. They were thick, extremely dark, and covered the entire heavens. As I was walking along under them I began thinking about how black and ominous they were. The whole world looked gloomy because of them.

As I was thinking about how black the clouds were it suddenly dawned on me that actually they weren’t black at all. The truth was they were simply full of rain. There was so much rain in the clouds that it was blocking the light of the Sun.

If I had gotten into an airplane and flown up above the clouds I would have seen they were still just as pearly white and beautiful as they had always been. The Sun was still there and the clouds were still reflecting it’s beauty.

The problem was that I was looking at the clouds from my earthly point of view. All of the rain in the clouds had gotten between me and the Sun. My view of the Sun was completely blocked by the rain. If you had asked me how the sky looked I would have told you there was no sign of the Sun today. That couldn’t have been further from the truth.

If I could have seen past the rain in the clouds I would have seen the Sun shining as bright and warm as it had ever been.

I felt like God spoke to my heart and told me that is the way it is when there are heavy problems in my life. They are like the rain in the clouds in my world. Usually the clouds in my life are white and fluffy. The light from the Son of God shines through and the world looks beautiful.

Then suddenly big problems arise in my world and my clouds are now full of rain. Everything looks so dark and there is no sign of the Son. But, the Son has not left me. I just can’t see Him because I am focused on the rain in my life.

If I could get past my rain clouds I would see the Son is still there as always. From His point of view the clouds are still snowy white and reflecting the beauty of the Son. Everything is okay because the Son is still watching over me and everyone else.

The reason things look so dark is that I am focusing on what is right before my eyes instead of looking past the black clouds to see things from His perspective. The Son is there. He is always there. One of these days the dark rain clouds will move on and I will be able to see Him again.

Always remember the color of the clouds in our lives is just a reflection of our point of view. Are we looking at them from our lowly view from earth, or are we rising above to see them from His point of view? It’s our choice.

Think about it. 

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