When It Rains, It Pours and God is Still Good!

I am beginning to believe the old saying, "when it rains it pours." It seems like everything happens at once. I am currently in the Nashville area checking on my sister's house. When she found out how bad her cancer was she put the house on the market and moved back to live with my parents. Because the real estate market is currently dead the house has been sitting empty for some time now. The other day one of her neighbors called to report that the house had been vandalized. So I took the first plane out of Dodge to check it out.

It is difficult to explain the emotions I felt as I walked into this house. At one time it was full of life. Lori, her husband, the two dogs, the fish and countless plants. Outside were two horses, some cows and of course chickens. Now the house seemed broken and sad, almost dead. The back door was broken in and had been replaced with a sheet of plywood. The kitchen appliances were beaten up and turned over. Several holes had been knocked in walls and curse words spray painted on them.

My first emotions were of anger, resentment and self pitty. I am ashamed to admit those feelings, yet I would not be human if I did not have them. Shortly after arriving my cell phone rang. It was Lori. She wanted to know how things looked. I wanted to lie and tell her it was fine, but I didn't. I walked through the house and described everything in detail. Lori was silent at first and then simply said, "thanks Bro, it's going to be ok 'cause God is still good!"

Wow! That was just what I needed to hear. Now as I am trying to get the house back in order, those words follow me with each step I take, "God is still good!" So as you deal with the difficulties that come your way, remember that when it rains, it pours and God is still good!