THE STORM TOO (UPDATED)

I CAN SMELL THE RAIN COMING

IT'S IN THE AIR.

STORM CLOUDS EVERYWHERE.

YOU CAN'T SEE THEM YET,

BUT THEY ARE THERE.

BLACK CLOUDS GATHERING,

THE LIGHT DIMINISHING.

BUT THE LIGHT IS STILL THERE,

KEEPING THE DARKNESS FROM OVERTAKING ME,

LEADING ME INTO OBSCURITY.

I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE,

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STORM.

BEEN THERE WITHOUT A LIGHT,

ALL BY MYSELF,

LEFT TO FIGHT.

BUT I'M NO LONGER ALONE,

AND IN THE MIDST OF THIS STORM,

YOU ARE BY MY SIDE,

ABOVE AND BELOW

AND INSIDE.

YOUR LIGHT SHINES FROM WITHIN,

FROM MY HEART,

FROM THE VERY PART OF ME

THAT LEADS TO ETERNITY.

I CAN HEAR THE THUNDER,

WHICH IS JUST A REMINDER

THAT YOU ARE IN CONTROL,

AND I HAVE NO NEED TO BE AFRAID,

NO REASON TO COMPLAIN.

THE BLACK CLOUDS WILL BE THERE

JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE,

NEVER FOREVER.

EVEN THE STORM CAN'T OUTLAST

YOUR PLAN FOR ME.

SO I CONTINUE TO SPIN

IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MESS,

BUT SPINNING OFF YOUR LIGHT NO LESS,

KEEPING THE CLOUDS AT BAY,

AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL KEEP THEM AWAY.

I MUST REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE A PLAN,

THAT YOU LOVE ME,

YOU MADE ME

FOR ETERNITY.

YOU ARE MY ANCHOR

IN THE MIDST OF THIS STORM.

JOHN 3:16