The Source Of All Power - A Story Of Hope And Strength

 (Originally written on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 8:10am)Sarah sat on her cushion by the partially opened window and watched as the wind blew harder and harder. She was not concerned about the wind tearing through her home for where she lived there was a closed in porch. She and her husband took the neccessary precautions the day before to minimize any damage that the storm could possibly bring by closing all the porch windows and securing the one that was a bit weak, and she was confidant in the old structure of the house which was built in the 1930's to be able to sustain itself against this very unusual storm. The cushion doubled as a place where she had begun using it for prayer, and so as she observed the increasing strength of the whipping wind driven rain, she prayed in a whisper to her heavenly Father asking that He in His mercy, keep the power from going out.

As the effects and remnants of hurricane Sandy pummelled her house she was surprised to see something very unusual; lightening tore through the clouds in a pattern that she had never witnessed before. She was not a storm chaser, but she loved thunder storms, she loved watching the lightening streak across the sky especially at night. But this one brought her to a state of awe. There was only one clap of thunder that she heard, but with the exception of that, there was none. However, the unusual lightening continued to light up the night sky with brillant colors of blue and a redish hue that reflected off of the windows of the houses across the street. It was mesmerizing as she felt a strong sense of reverance towards the Lord as she watched this incredible light show unfold in front of her. The weather men and storm trackers themselves vocalized that this storm cell was one that was very unique, and as she sat there speechless, she understood exactly what they meant. But looking at this amazing show of God's power caused her to feel not just inadaquent, but also so very helpless...not because of this storm, but the one raging in her personal life.

Nothing seemed to make sense and the marriage she was in brought her uneasiness, confusion, and fear. Coupled with illnesses that she lived and dealt with on a daily basis did not make things any easier, and coping with everything was getting harder as she found herself feeling weaker and weary.She acknowledged her shortcomings and realized that some of what she was going through was because of choices that she had made, and she has the live with the consequences of them, but others...there just was no explanation in her mind and the lack of empowerment that she experienced kept her from being able to keep things in control. Getting up from the cushions in the room that doubled as her place of study and rest she went into the living room, and as she sat down on the couch, she prayed again that Father would prevent them (meaning everyone) from losing power.

She thought about the food that would go bad if not kept cold, and she thought about how much she depended upon the electricity in many area's.  If she lost that, she would be totally helpless and at the mercy of whatever would take place without that source to keep her from seeing what she needed and wanted to see. Even though flashlights would be a help,  they would not be strong enough to help her see all that she normally would when the lights were actively working. While thinking of those things, she heard a very quiet voice say to her; "Sarah, you will not lose power." She immediately knew in her heart that it was the voice of Yeshua (Jesus), and in response she whispered; "I'm scared."

She was not talking about the storm outside though, she was talking about the storm that was raging inside her soul, and inside her home. The battle was getting too hard and fear started gripping her heart. "Don't be afraid" He said, "I did not give you the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. But you must learn to trust Me completely and don't be afraid. I am your Source and your Light and you have to depend upon me. I am the Power that keeps you strong, and I am the Light that enables you to see, and enables others to see Me through you. Fear is an instrument used to keep you bound up and prevents you from seeing your way clear in order to stay on the path. Don't let fear cripple you, use what I have given to you, it is already inside of you. Just as you depend upon the electricity to keep you from being in darkness, you need to depend upon Me for the same in your life. I have equipped you, you must use what I have given to you;  Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.  For your struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 

Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.  Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,  and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.  In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." Sarah listened intently, and then she went to go resume reading her Bible which she had put down earlier when the force of the wind started pushing harder. As she was preparing herself, the power, which had been going out periodically throughout the night, went out again. This time, it stayed out. Grabbing her cell phone, she turned it on so that she could get the light she needed to find one of the smaller flashlights. As she was doing that, she thought to herself; 'maybe it was not the Lord I heard speaking to me, maybe it was all in my mind. I thought He told me that I would not lose power.'

As she thought that she heard that voice again; "Yes, I told you that, but I never said that you would not experience moments of darkness in your life. You will have times in which you will walk through the valley of the shadow of death, but fear not for I am with you. And just as you reached for a light that could provide temporary help for you in this blackout, so you do also in your life when you reach out to those that I have placed around you to help you see your way clear in those times of indecisiveness and darkness. They are there, not to replace Me, but to help you stay connected to me. Just as the flashlights and candles cannot replace the full power that electricity brings, my servants positioned in your life cannot replace Me. Just as the electricity is the source for all your electronic needs to work in concert within your life, so I Am as your Source for ALL your needs throughout your life in order for everything to work as I have planned for you. And just as the lightening displayed something that you had never seen before, you can be sure that in your life I will do the same. If you call out to Me, I will answer you, and I will show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. So fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with My Righteous Right Hand. Sarah sat there, enveloped by the darkness of the room, and listened as Yeshua spoke into her spirit. Tears of gratitude rolled down her cheeks as she prepared to lay down for the night.

As she stretched out, she heard that now familiar Voice again, saying; "This is only temporarity, the electricity will be back on soon, your food will not spoil, and everything that you need will once again start working. Remember this; just as the electricity provides for your needs in the natural, I shall supply all your need according to My riches in glory by Christ Jesus. And Sarah, I will never leave you nor forget you...my Princess, I love you." Sarah lay quiet on her bed taking all this in. She grabbed her tablet so she could watch a movie and shortly afterwards she started to drift off, somewhere between the first dream state before REM sets in, and awareness of her surroundings. Within the course of nearly two hours, suddenly all the lights came back on. Sitting up she said, "Father, thank You. Thank You for being my Source, thank You for being my Light. This lesson that you taught me this evening I will never forget. And Lord, I love you too."  I find inspiration in a lot of things that take place in the natural, in the world, and I use them to creatively bring forth something, whether in images or my writings, that I hope will encourage others. The storm we experienced here from hurricane Sandy and what I personally experienced gave me the idea for this story, but it also taught me many things as the analogy of electricity began to unfold, in comparison to God who is our original Source of Power and Light. I believe that Father used this storm to teach me a lesson in the mist of my own storms in life.  I hope that this blesses and encourages everyone who reads this.

In Yeshua