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REACHING FOR HEAVEN THROUGH THE STORM

Writer's picture: Rachel RodriguezRachel Rodriguez

In October 2020, I became a single mom of three. Since then, it has been a time of growing in my faith and trusting God with literally every moment of both my life and my children’s. It has been the hardest thing I have ever done. I came to realize how much I had trusted in ‘man’ and now I would have to totally trust in God, the way it was always meant to be.


My first lesson of trust occurred in our family car, a Ford Focus that has done nothing but cause problems and drain my pocketbook since Day One. It has a faulty transmission that has caused numerous things to break down prematurely. The transmission will not go into reverse... starting the engine relies on some special tricks (and prayers)... it stalls with a vengeance on a regular basis… and the list goes on & on. Parking itself is a challenge, as we’re dependent on a forward exit strategy wherever we go. The challenges of simply driving and parking have brought near accidents at times. Imagine pulling into a parking lot again & again before making it to our destination due to a warning light signaling to pull over for safety’s sake!


Needless to say, the kids and I have had many adventures in this car. But one memory will stay with me always... I had decided that no matter what, we were going to church as a family that day. Remember, we could not stop at any time or our car would stall. Of course, it was pouring down rain... and as I approached the left turn onto the side street that led to our church, not wanting to be embarrassed and stuck/stalled at the light, I stayed on the main street intending on performing a rather impressive U-turn. As I turned into a parking lot to do this in our ‘focus’ (I know… irony)… We got stuck due to the parking lot being on an extreme slant.


The rain was flowing like a tempest… so were my emotions…

My only option was to floor-it in order to exit the parking lot while there was no traffic. I repeatedly tried to do this to no avail. All of a sudden, Lukas my 11-year-old yelled, “Satan, we are going to church no matter what!" I was shocked, as he has never said anything like that before and with such conviction. I yelled too... “that’s right!” Truth be told, we got outta the parking and to our church safely. In many ways, ‘church’ had already started in our car before we even got there.


On another occasion with Lukas, he had passed out after receiving a concussion. On the way to the hospital, he begin to speak life over himself confidently… as my tears began to flow. All the time that I have cried, prayed, pleaded with God, spoke life over us and that car, my kids were watching and listening. I realized all we had experienced was revelatory... God was doing something thru me AND my children. I would like to say that I have been the perfect example for my kids concerning this, but I have not. But oh am I so grateful for the times that they have seen me reach to Heaven in the middle of the storm. I thank God for those opportunities. It was a wonderful reminder that God does not waste one moment of anything we may go through.

“We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)


"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." (2 Corinthians 12:9)


Not one trial that you have experienced will go to waste. He will use it for your good and ultimately bring him Glory!


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