Push Away the Clouds

I received a visual message from God of a woman who had dark clouds surrounding her. She stood and with her hand she swiped the clouds and began to push them back revealing clear blue skies.

The clouds were wrong thoughts, bad attitudes and reactions to unmet and unrealistic expectations. Her moods and demeanor reflected in the view of her skies. Dark, angry, resentful, suspicious, unforgiving and full of self pity – when the clouds were heavy, black and thick.

As the clear blue sky was revealed the mood lightened and brightened. Cheerful, hopeful, joyful and smiling. She was standing in the same place the entire time. Her situation hadn’t changed, but her choice of scenery did.

She heard the words, “Push away the clouds.” Meaning that she had the power within herself to do that, it had been given to her by God. Meaning it was her choice whether she dwelt in the clouds or the sunshine. Meaning that joy awaited her if she would only choose to “Push away the clouds.”

Each time the clouds arrived she had a choice – give into the dreariness or “Push away the clouds.”

During a severe thunderstorm this week the clouds were dark and rolling. The wind was blowing and rain was on the way. I had just returned home from work and needed to take the dogs out. Thinking that they would have enough time before the rain started we went outside.

Just as we reached the middle of the yard the downpour came. The dogs panicked and wildly ran around the yard. I tried to catch them and calm them but the sheets of rain were drenching all of us.

I began to laugh and tried to remember the last time I played in the warm summer rain. Roscoe heard me laughing and began to play as well. I finally caught Missy and we went inside. My whole spirit was excited. Although it only lasted for a few minutes those moments int he storm, finding joy, made me smile throughout the rest of the week each time I remembered the event.

God has given us the power to “Push away the clouds.” He has given us the power to take our thoughts captive and make them obedient to Christ. He has given us the choice to forgive. He has told us to think about what is true, right, pure, lovely and praiseworthy.

He said to “Push away the clouds,” because we can!

My Prayer

Father, thank you for the visual message You gave me. I have allowed wrong thoughts to cloud my mind and create dark places in my heart. Thank you for the power to push them away. Thank you for caring about every detail of my life and showing me how to live life to the fullest. There is joy in the rain and I choose to view my circumstances with blue skies. In Jesus name, amen.

Where does my help come from?

2 Corinthians 10:5

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

Philippians 4:6-8

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”