Strength of my Heart

Wednesday night, I sat with two of my closest friends, glued to The Weather Channel and our computers trying to find out as much information as possible as one of the most dangerous storms in recent history ripped through the hometowns of countless friends, including one of the ones watching with us. We watched video after video level entire buildings to the ground and erase entire towns almost completely off the map. At one point, my friend Jasmine even watched as a tornado went by the apartment complex where her little sister lives. We hung on every text message hoping that our friends who had taken up residence in closets and basements were okay. I had one friend in Tuscaloosa and one in Dora, with the later checking in every five minutes so i knew she was still located IN the basement. Let me just tell you, this Florida girl is MUCH more okay with hurricanes than tornadoes.

In the next several weeks and even months the towns that were hit by these tornadoes will be slowly putting their lives back together. It will be a long journey but I can guarantee you this: God will be there caring for his creation. We are assured that God cares for even the smallest of sparrows and even more so for us. Isn't that an amazingly comforting thought when we know how His people are hurting? 

To all those affected by the storms, know that I am praying for you. God will be all you need in these desperate times and for the rest of your lives. He is our portion. When everything else is hurting or failing us, His love will carry us through.

"My flesh and my heart may fail but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." -Psalm 73:26

To the rest of you, I pray that you will try to find ways to help our brothers and sisters. Love can move mountains. There's no doubt in my mind that it can heal towns.

Your Fellow Water Walker,
Ashlee