The Interruption
Carol Condon
The storm hit so quick. Chase and I were standing in our
living room when thunder rolled so loudly that it shook our home. It was accompanied
moments later by a brilliant streak of light lasting just seconds before all
was dark. We stood looking at each other
wondering what we had just experienced. Had our home been hit by lightning?
We were running really close on time, so we made sure
Webster was ok (he was hiding in our closet), and out the door we ran. Later that evening, we noticed that the garage
doors were not working. That was
actually minor compared to what all we found in the weeks to follow. We could
see that we had electricity, water, and gas, so we assumed all was ok. However, randomly
the internet would go out, the outside lights quit working, certain receptacles
throughout the house no longer worked, and the “what’s not working” list began to
grow. I made a call to the local electric company and was told that they would
look into it.
A few mornings later Bryce came downstairs stating that the
electricity in his room went out. I called the company back and
explained the storm and the "interruptions" all over again. They finally admitted that something was
wrong. Upon further inspection, it was determined that our
home had been hit by lightning, resulting in the random interruptions of power.
It made me stop and think about how the storms of life strike,
catching us completely unaware. We look around for damage, pick ourselves up,
brush ourselves off, and walk away.
Everything seems to be working so we carry on. Bam! Then comes the random interruptions of power. We
feel fine when we drift off to sleep, but as the morning sun hits our face we
wake up weak and powerless. What seemed
to be working is now not working at all. One thought, one wrong assumption, or
even one memory can cause an interruption that can take days to repair. We must
contact the Source of our strength and allow Him to repair the damage sustained
by our “storm”. We may have our power
interrupted, but it is our Lord who will give power to the weak and return
strength to those “without power.”
“He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.”
Isaiah 40:29 NLT
