> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://brewedfaith.ca/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Through the Storm - URL: https://brewedfaith.ca/through-the-storm/ - Published: 2017-06-01T13:52:58.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-14T04:50:36.000Z - Author: Tim Gibb - Tags: Soul Care, Uncategorized, character, faith, hurt, Jesus, life's reality, liquid sunshine, pain, Relationships, storms, storms of life, #Migrated-1786683019158, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 00:50 Yesterday our lives were abruptly inconvenienced. A seasonal storm rolled into town and as we used to say at kids camp, "we were blessed with liquid sunshine". I love the rain but I wanted to finish planting our vegetable garden, take a walk with the family, and pick up some perennial flowers for the front of the house. When those storms roll in, the thunder shakes the house, rain begins pelting with maddened fury and the my two year old son begins to cry we can quiver in uncertainty. The storms of life always come with the same ferocity and destructive determination that often dwarf the simple inconvenience of a seasonal storm and can bring us to our knees pleading for the pain and hardship to end; for the agony to be over. There are many things that are true about life's storms, here are three that are most evident to me: ***Life's storms are inevitable***. If you are reading this and you haven't experienced a storm, a real life storm, expect it. It will come. Jesus tells us we will have trouble. There will be pain in our lives. There will be storms that bring us to our knees. I have had storms that have brought me to the brink of wondering where up is and when the end will come. There are so many that have struggled as I have in this life and many others that have had greater storms that cause me to thank God for the mercy that has kept me from such pain and pray for His grace to overwhelm them in their circumstances. The hardships of life, the storms are inevitable. ***Life's storms are temporal***. As much as they are inevitable, when we work through the storms of life with wisdom and grace, we see them pass. I would love to say that storms have a specific shelf life but I can't. What I can say is that they are temporal. They exist in this life and have an end. Some storms are days, weeks or months long. Others are temporal in that they last only in this life and in this world. All storms are hard to walk through, but it is in the latter, those that are lifelong that bring out the greatest glory to God and show our greatest resolve and perseverance. I know that the struggles and storms of today will pass. I know that I have hope in the promises of Christ. We can be assured that today's storms are temporal, they pass like the rain clouds and the sun will shine again. ***Life's storms have outcomes that we will live with***. The concept of outcomes can often be considered negative, yet there are significant positive outcomes that happen when we live in integrity and grace. My three sons are an incredible outcome to a well lived and grace filled marriage. I thank God for my wonderful wife! There are obviously negative outcomes too. When we live without the influence of God we struggle to make wise and godly decisions. We can also struggle to commit to the essential blessing that comes through storms in our lives, godly character. In order to develop godly character He needs to be part of the equation or it's just personal character built on pain rather than God's strength. When we let our character be developed only through pain we establish ourselves on quick moving sand. You see pain can, and is often forgotten over time. This pain based character can be eroded and lost, forgotten or pushed aside by something or someone stronger. We can move on from the pain but God is foundational and present. When our character is built on God's strength it's a positive reminder of His power and our dependence. The memory becomes positive because unlike character built in pain, character built in God's strength wasn't done alone. In the struggle of the storm when no one is even capable of journeying in the depths of the pain, God is there embracing us, holding us and giving us the strength and courage to be the champions over our adversities. The storms of life come it's inevitable, but they are temporal and they give us opportunity to develop godly character. Storms are temporal but godly character is eternal. Praise God. For those of you battling through storms or struggling through the pain of remembering I pray that you will find peace and comfort in God. May you know and experience the hope of Jesus in the depths of your soul even in these moments of excruciating struggle.