DON'T PANIC IN THE STORM
David Wilkerson 1931-2011
“Maybe you're in a storm right now. The wind is blowing hard, shaking you violently, and you think you're going down. Beloved, don't panic! You've got to know that in the midst of the tempest, you are putting down deep spiritual roots. God is developing in you a deepening humility, a greater mourning and sorrow for sin, a heightened hunger for his Righteousness.
God is making you a seasoned soldier of the cross battle-scarred, but battle-smart and courageous. You may get down on yourself at times but the Lord never does. The fact is, he could have acted sovereignly at any time to pluck you out of your struggle. But he didn't because he saw it producing in you a greater thirst for him! Romans 5:3 says, Tribulation worketh patience. The word worketh means to accomplish.
In 2 Corinthians 4:17 we read, For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. The word worketh in this verse is the same as in Romans 5:3.”
