What's Growth Without the RAIN?

What's Growth....Without the RAIN?!

As I was sitting in church on Wednesday night for Bible Study, I remember the pastor mentiong to stop complaing about the rain. He said what happens when it rains? Things grow. That's when God gave me the revelation about the 'rain' in our own lives. We can look at this question both physically and spiritually. Let's break it down! 

Physical- We can see that when it physically rains, things grow. Food, grass, flowers, the earth gets the water it needs. It also REFRESHES the ground/earth. We see that altough it rains, the rain is still a blessing. We may not see it WHILE it's raining, but it BRINGS FORTH the blessings to come. It produces the things we need in the future. Its watering the things, because the rain is part of the growing process.


Spiritual- Now we can use that same question to pertain it to the Spiritual view of life. “Whats Growth...Without the Rain?!” The rain [spiritually] are the issues or trials that we go through in our lives. There are things that we go through and we continue to whine or complain about them instead of seeing the other side of it. The blessing side of it. I, too, am like this at times in my life. But, God reminds me about the many things I have ALREADY gone through and how those things alone has helped my growth in Him. I remember, at one point in my life time, not too long ago, that I was going through something soooo deep that I have never experienced before in my life. I remember always complaing about it to my friends, and crying about it to God. I was staying focused on the rain that I saw at that time, not even remember the God that I served. 1Thing God pointed out to me is that He doesn't like to see His children like this, and when we hurt He hurts, but He knows what this rain will produce in the near future, and He already knows that once our eyes are opened we will fall flat on our faces praising Him, and have grown in yet another maturity level with Him. Things cannot produce with out rain. For if it is not so, how can I know how to trust God with a dying member in my family if no one has ever died? How can I know that God is a heart fixer if my heart never needed a fixing? How can I tell you that He is a delieverer if I never needed an delieverance? How can I say He is a Father to the fatherless if Ive never grown up in a fatherless home? You see, its one thing to read and know that God is Who He says He is...but experiencing it takes AWHOLE NOTHER MEANING! How can I sit here and tell you how to trust God when someone is taking your house away, and I've never expereinced that? TAI! It takes growth in our lives and the lives of others.. The things we go through[rain] is not just for our health or our growth, but the growth of our sisters and brothers in Christ who are going through of what we have gone through. Jesus said in Luke for us to go strengthen our brothers, and that is what we must do!. Sometimes the rain refreshes our spiritual lives. It helps remind us the God that we serve! Because Jesus is the Living Water. Water does so much in our lives! It refreshes us, it satisifies our thirst, half our body is made up of water, water is imporant[needed] for our body, and its FREE! So next time when you go through rain[which is made of water] in your life[spirtual/physcial] Praise God and thank Him knowing the BEAUTY that it will bring forth. The fruit that it will produce. He is Jehovah Jireh[our provider] and He provides the rain where rain is needed!!

LYRICS To The Song! "Trust You" Donnie McClurkin

I know that faith is easy
when everything is going well
But can you still believe in Me
when your life's a living hell?
And when all the things around you
seem to quickly fade away
There's just one thing
I really want to know

Will you let go?
(I'll trust you, Lord)
Will you stand on My word?
(I'll trust you, Lord)
Against all odds
will you believe what I have said?
(I'll trust You, Lord)
What seems impossible
(I'll trust You, Lord)
Will you believe?
(I'll trust You, Lord)
Every promise that I made will you receive?
(Yes, I will trust You, Lord)

I know how bad it hurt you
when that loved one's life came to an end
And when they had to leve you
you said you'd never love again
But will you trust that I can help you
and I'll never turn away?
Will you trust Me, child,
no matter, come what may?

What if it hurts?
(I'll trust You, Lord)
What if you cry?
(I'll trust You, Lord)
What if it doesn't work out
the first time that you try? (I'll trust You, Lord)
What if you call My name
(I'll trust You, lord)
And you don't feel Me near?
(I'll trust You, Lord)
Will you believe in Me or will you fear?
Oh, my child?
(Yes, I will trust, You Lord