Learning To Dance In The Rain

Let this be known. I love the sunshine. Given the choice between a sunny day and a rainy day, I will ALWAYS choose the sunny day. For the longest time, rainy days put me in a bad mood. I wanted to run around in the sunshine, wearing a sundress and no shoes. I hated being wet, and having to wear a coat and rushing from place to place to get out of the rain. Slowly, the Lord has been changing my attitude towards rainy weather. He always lets me know that He is moving and working through rain. It's His promise that He has heard and is acting. Rain is restorative and healing and washes away all the dirt and dust that tends to accumulate. It's been a process and I still love bright sunny days, but I've slowly begun to enjoy rain. This is important because I'm spending the summer in New Zealand. It's in the southern hemisphere, so it will be in the middle of winter and raining all the time. I've been bracing myself for awhile now about spending a summer in cold, rainy weather. Jesus seems to be helping me along with preparing for this weather because I've been back in DC for almost two weeks now and it's been raining a LOT. I went out to walk my dog this afternoon and got soaked in a sudden torrential downpour. I was really tempted to run right back home and stay safe and dry, but I ended up walking around listening to this song called "Let It Rain" by Jesus Culture. What a healing experience! I was soaked through, but it was worth it! I got to run around and splash and let His love just wash over me! The Lord really does work through rain and I can't wait to spend a summer soaking it up!