It was a rainy day again, droplets of water kissed the ground, roof tops and anything they could find outside. I was outside too, under a shade though, and I really wished the rain would go away.
Maybe it's because I love the smell of the air after it rains, fresh and chilly. Or how everywhere looks all washed up and clean. Then as the rain fizzles out you might even catch a rainbow.
Rainbows, the beauty we see when our usual white sunlight is separated into the colours it's made of and spread into an arc when it encounters water drops in the air. Rainbows are indeed a magnificent sight and a testament of God's promise.
Well, I've had my own experiences with promises, like when daddy promised to get a new dog after Billy died, it's been a decade now and still no dog....Oh, I even promised to go out a lot this year and that promise is gone with the wind. Promises are different with God, that's what the Bible says, that's what the songs say, they say His promises are everlasting. That's what I thought too.
But, what's that pain I feel in my chest when I stare at the countless notes in my diary. It was supposed to be a testament of God's promise, but it feels more like a testament of bad moments. What went wrong?
"It rains often in July, we can't change that. Just enjoy it" a woman in a red raincoat few inches away said smiling at me, she probably figured I was upset about the weather, which wasn't entirely wrong, as there was a storm in my heart. I smiled and nodded in response, albeit akwardly, trying not to be rude. She had a point though.
April, May, June and July had rains here,
with a little rain break in August.
Then the rain continues till November,
harmattan in December.
It's dry and hot all the way,
till we get to April again.
Each had its time
That's just how it goes.
Even in our lives.
Everything had its time.
Like Ecclesiastics 3 says; to everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. It's that season again in my life, the season of rain, I've noticed the trend. It has happened twice and it was worth the wait.
Although it's raining right now, my heart is heavy like the clouds and my eyes pouring water drops like the skies. But, I'm also waiting, waiting for the rain to be over, waiting to smell the air after the rain, waiting for His light to shine through these drops so I can catch a rainbow.
We know that He makes everything beautiful in its time, I thought smiling as I gazed at the sky.
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