Hello Naturals!,
My apologies, I also forgot to post my 4th Fly Society article for the month of October! I know you've been wondering "Where is Shanea!?" "Why isn't she posting?" or the occasional "Where are my weekly encouraging M&Ms via Instagram!?" Well, As we know, Hurricane Irma happened a few weeks ago. A lot of things took place before and after the storm that impacted me in ways that have broadened my perspective on Christ, the flaws of my human nature, & what it means to have a real relationship with Christ Jesus. I have filmed a vlog and written a few things that I have learned from Hurricane Irma. Here's the beginning. If you would like to read more click on the link at the bottom of the post!
My apologies, I also forgot to post my 4th Fly Society article for the month of October! I know you've been wondering "Where is Shanea!?" "Why isn't she posting?" or the occasional "Where are my weekly encouraging M&Ms via Instagram!?" Well, As we know, Hurricane Irma happened a few weeks ago. A lot of things took place before and after the storm that impacted me in ways that have broadened my perspective on Christ, the flaws of my human nature, & what it means to have a real relationship with Christ Jesus. I have filmed a vlog and written a few things that I have learned from Hurricane Irma. Here's the beginning. If you would like to read more click on the link at the bottom of the post!
Here are the 7 things I learned from Hurricane Irma:
1. Where my foundation lies.
A lot of times, we run or become flustered when faced with hardship because...it is uncomfortable. Who wants to be uncomfortable? However, I’m hear to tell you that hardship is good. Why? Well, because It shows you who you are, where you are, and what you need to work on. This experience has showed me a lot of things I need to work on within myself. I was reminded that I too am not above reproach, especially when my faith and foundation were tested before the storm even arrived. At first, I didn’t believe that the storm would cause too much damage. I scoffed at the thought of Hurricane maintaining the status as a category 5 hurricane, especially once it made its way Florida. I mean come on. I’ve lived in Florida for most of my life and survived quite a few “big” ones. Most Floridians view hurricanes as a joke because they often change paths or lose “fuel” disseminating little to no damage more often than none, excluding Hurricane Andrew in 1992 or Katrina in 2005. Hey, We should be grateful; however, it’s a Florida thing. We’ve been through so many false alarms that we’ve become desensitized to the warnings. If any videos came across your timeline of people dancing in the rain and “putting on for lil saint,” during the hurricane, it was most likely filmed in Florida.
However, after the recent devastation of Hurricane Harvey changed that narrative. Fear ensnared the hearts and minds of everyone in Hurricane Irma’s path fearing that Irma would leave the same devastation or worse. Schools issued early releases and cancelled class until further notice, our jobs released us to make preparations for the storm, groceries were scarce, water, generators, and shutters were sold out, most gas stations were out of gas, northbound traffic took over north and southbound lanes on every expressway, over 3,000 people showed up to the airport to purchase frozen flights, and evacuees from the Keys were running out of gas on their way northbound due to the lack of gas availability. My faith was challenged as panic incited around me. I even found myself crying on my way home from work. I felt such a strong empathy for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. I couldn’t imagine returning to my neighborhood and finding everything destroyed. Everything that I held dear to me...gone forever. I repeated to myself that “we’re going to be alright. God got us,” but the fear and stress of what might happen tormented me. After seeking the Lord, He reminded me that He is Lord. He is my sure foundation. He is my great reward and rewarder. The Lord reminded me that “If I lost everything. I would have lost nothing because I still would have Him.” God reminded me that He is the foundation of all things and that He is the author and finisher of all. If I lost all of my possessions, I would be sad, but all is not lost because I have Him. If I lost my life all would be well because I would be with the Lord. If I lost a loved one all would be well because to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. That conversation gave more weight to my “God got us” sayings. All in all, our life is more livable when we are properly centered. Also, with God as our foundation our perspective and view of life changes; therefore, aligning things into their proper place.
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