Discovering God's Purpose in Life's Whirlwinds
"The LORD has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet." (Nahum 1:3 NKJV)
My dear friends, the Lord has been breaking open an important truth in my spirit about where we truly encounter Him. Let me share what He's showing me about His mysterious presence in life's most turbulent moments.
When we read Nahum 1:3, something remarkable is revealed: "His way is in the whirlwind and the storm" (NIV). Oh, how this truth challenges our natural thinking! Our carnal nature desperately wants to avoid life's whirlwinds. We pray against storms. We beg God to lead us around them through smoother paths and calmer seas. Yet we often truly find Him and learn His deeper ways in these whirlwinds—these devastating, disorienting moments of life.
I sense in my spirit that some of you are in the midst of such storms right now. The winds are howling around you, visibility is almost zero, and you're crying out, "Where are You, Lord?" But beloved, could it be that He is not absent from your storms but present within them? Could it be that His way—His divine purpose and plan—is being worked out in the very chaos you're desperately trying to escape?
Our Great Potter and the Whirlwind
Watch how a potter works with clay. He doesn't simply set it on a shelf and admire it. No, He presses, spins, and shapes it with firm hands, sometimes even breaking it down completely to reform it into something more beautiful. Our great Potter knows exactly what needs to be reshaped, as well as the pressures and turns that are needed, to conform us to the image of His Son.
This has always been His sublime purpose throughout the ages, not our comfort or convenience but our Christlikeness. And sometimes the fastest path to looking more like Jesus runs straight through the center of the storm. (Photo via Pxhere)
I hear the Spirit saying that many of you have been praying for God to remove your whirlwinds when He's inviting you to find Him in the midst of them. You've been begging for deliverance when He's offering discovery—the discovery of His heart, His ways, and His presence that never leaves, even when the winds howl loudest.
The beautiful paradox is this: When we stop fighting against the storm and instead humble ourselves under His mighty hand—yielded, surrendered, and submitted to His work—we find Him there... His presence more powerful than in our most peaceful moments. For when everything else is stripped away by the force of the gale, when all our props and supports are blown aside, when we have nothing left to cling to but Him, that's when we truly know Him. Not just know about Him, but know Him intimately, personally, deeply...
Surrender to the Potter's Hands and Find Him in the Whirlwind
So rise, beloved! Don't run from your whirlwind; find Him in it! Don't merely endure your storm, discover Him through it! For these fierce winds are not meant to destroy you but to develop you, not to ruin you but to refine you, not to break you permanently but to remake you gloriously.
And one day, in His perfect timing, He will exalt you. The storm will calm, the whirlwind will cease, and you will emerge looking more like Jesus than you ever thought possible. You'll look back at the very tempest you feared and say with wonder, "He was there all along, working His eternal purpose even through my greatest pain."
Until then, surrender to the Potter's hands. Yield to His divine shaping. Submit to His perfect wisdom. For His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, not to harm you but to form you into the masterpiece He has always intended you to be.
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Steve Porter
Refuge Ministries
Email:Â G524walk@yahoo.com
Website:Â www.findrefuge.tv
Steve and Diane Porter have dedicated their lives to helping others experience a deeper relationship with God. Through their work with Refuge Ministries and Deeper Life Press, they have created resources that touch lives all over the globe. Steve has a special anointing to bring forth the deep truths of the Spirit, and his books, articles, and videos have helped people draw closer to God. The Porters live near Rochester, NY, and their greatest joy is to share the incredible love of their wonderful Lord.
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