When the storm hits your life, where do you turn for hope?

When I read about Lori’s journey through suffering, her words echoed the message that I tried to convey in my painting, entitled, Stormy Skies Breaking. The following excerpt gives an honest peek into Lori’s bitter struggle, but her story takes a surprising turn.

A Blessing in the Storm
By guest writer Lori Laws

I was diagnosed with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy. What I initially viewed as a curse has been a blessing in disguise! No, I am not saying that Muscular Dystrophy is a blessing, but it is definitely a blessing how God used something so terrible to turn my life around.

Here is a brief excerpt from my ebook, A Blessing in the Storm…MD messed up my life and made me whole:

“Why, God, why me?”

Ironically, it has been through circumstances beyond my control that I turned to Him. We all face struggles in life that are like that. But in my life, I can now step back and see that it was a severe mercy.

We know that ALL things work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose.¹

God says all things work together—not select things. This is one of the first promises from the Bible that I memorized, and it’s a promise I always lean on whenever my life doesn’t make sense. I know for sure that God, not me, knows what’s best.

God has a purpose in your pain and suffering, otherwise it wouldn’t have happened. Until a person can surrender totally to His purpose, God cannot mold the suffering into anything good. Amazingly, I have discovered that I wouldn’t trade anything for this treasure of suffering. It’s priceless.

Used with permission

Bible Reference:

¹ Romans 8:28