“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from troubles and surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7
“Come see what God did for us,” my husband said. A classic Midwest thunderstorm raged outside—complete with roaring thunder, pounding hail and close lightening. The storm woke both of us in the middle of the night.
I followed him downstairs thinking the damage we were spared couldn’t have been too bad because his voice remained steady. Yet, I was uneasy.
Looking out our downstairs window, I saw our big tree toppled over the street like a fallen giant. It had taken two tall pine trees down with it, and amazingly, they had all fallen away from the house.
After a phone call, the street crew arrived with a bulldozer. They pushed the tree and its debris away from the road and onto the sidewalk.
The next morning we got a closer look at the fallen trees. The angle of the big tree’s break told us it should have hit our house—but it didn’t. Instead, it fell in the opposite direction. I can only imagine the damage that giant tree could have done!
God spared us. The tree was old and we knew it needed to come down. We had even gotten an estimate from a tree removal company, but dragged our feet as we dealt with what we thought were other priorities.
Our gracious God protected our home—and possibly our lives—when we didn’t deserve it.
Thank you, Lord. Thank you for protecting us from trouble and granting deliverance in the middle of a Midwest thunderstorm.
Beside Quiet Waters 