We've Evacuated

Chase and I are now in Tallahasse. We actually came in late Friday night. We are staying with his parents for a few days before going down to visit mine for a couple of days. Classes are officially canceled until Thursday of this week, which may turn out to be a longer lasting cancellation than originally anticipated.

Currently Gustav is still headed for LA and will hit somewhere a little west of N.O. All that we own is in N.O., not that that's much of course! All that most of our friends own is there. I know that ultimately stuff is just stuff, which can always be replaced. My mom would always remind me of that fact when I was younger after I would break or damage something. I guess I just dread the idea of having to replace everything.

I have no idea what is going to happen as a result of this storm. It is supposed to be a 4 when it actually hits land. I wonder how the people of N.O. will handle such a storm, I wonder if the levees will stay strong, I wonder if there will be any flooding, I wonder if my car will still be there when we return, I wonder many things.

It is not wrong to wonder I suppose, rather it is wrong to allow those wonderings lead to fear. During a time like this being afraid of all the "what if's" is an easy notion to give in to. My God is not a God of what if's or of speculation. He knows already the end outcome, and not only that but He is already there to handle whatever outcome that may be. I trust Him, I trust His word when He tells me that He will provide despite the given circumstances. I trust that He is bigger than flooding, bigger than loss, bigger than a broken life or a destroyed livlihood, and bigger than a cat. 4 (or 5) hurricane.

Being bigger does not mean that He will remove the flooding, loss, brokeness, etc, rather He will use the destructive circumstances to create something beautiful, something strong, and something that can give hope.

"Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge." - psalm 62:6,8