“When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation.” (Proverbs 10:25 NLT)
This section of proverbs covers lots of different subjects within a single chapter. I chose this verse today because I'm reminded that living for God gives us an anchor for our souls that prevents us from being destroyed by the storms of life that inevitably come. Thinking that we can live our whole lives without having troubles and trials is unrealistic and reveals an incomplete Christian worldview. I'd like to live where there aren't any reversals or hardships, but that doesn't come till I reach Heaven. As long as we live in this sin-cursed world there will be tragedies and troubles that come to us all. The "godly" are the ones that seek God and know how to depend on Him in a crisis. They are the ones that turn to His promises when His "plans'' don't make sense. They learn to "trust His heart" (that He loves them) even when they can't "see His hand" (understand what He's doing). The ungodly, however, have no such anchor for the soul. They can see no purpose or plan for anything in their lives. From their perspective, everything is mere happenstance or fate. When trouble comes they have no one to whom they can turn for help and they have no hope in the middle of the messes of their lives. The godly still hurt when life hurts, but they have a hope that transcends this life. We've all had our share of heartaches. God sees us, knows our pain and will love us through everything we have to face! The stronger we grow in faith, the more stable we become so we aren't "whirled away" by the storms blowing all around us!
