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Rain - a Blessing or a Curse?I remember about 25 years ago, our part of the country was experiencing a drought. The whole community was concerned for they knew it was devastating for the farmers. When some folks' wells began to dry up it became even more concerning. Our little church held a prayer meeting to ask the Lord to send much-needed rain. I was a teenager then and remember it vividly. We had a hobby farm at that time and did not depend on it for a living, yet there were farmers around us who did. When the rain came and soaked the parched earth a week later, I remember running out into the rain and allowing it to soak my hair and clothes. looking up and thanking the Good Lord for His pleasant, replenishing, refreshing rain. Rain was God's gracious provision and it was a blessing.I'm not sure if anyone has noticed, but North Dakota is experiencing a drought. Some farmers are selling their livestock because they can't feed them. The pastures are dry, some are dusty. Here in Minnesota some of us are quite concerned as well. Things are becoming quite crunchy around here. Half of our sweet corn is ruined. Good Farmer John is considering turning the animals out into our field corn before it completely dries up. The pastures are not as green as they once were. Parts of it are brown and crunchy. Our family is praying the Lord would send much-needed rain. The farmers' livelihood in the Dakota's and Minnesota, the community's food is dependent upon that rain. However, recently at a church we visited, we heard testimony from a young man who labeled rain as something sent by the enemy. It was viewed as an attack of satan. His part of the state received a rain shower and since it soaked this young man as he ran from his vehicle to his church function, he viewed it as an attack from the enemy in order to discourage him from ministering. So, which is true - is rain a curse sent by satan, or is it a blessing sent from God? If God sends rain and you get soaked when you are heading toward a church function, while at the same time farmers in the area missed that rain and are concerned, is that rain a curse or a blessing? When we are less and less in touch with our food and where it comes from and how it grows and our utter dependence upon it, we might view anything, including a rain shower, that might be a little inconvenient to us at the moment as an attack from the enemy. When we realize that our food will not grow without water and we will go hungry without food, when we are concerned about the farmers' livelihood and we are dependent upon the meat they provide, the crops they grow, we will be on our knees beseeching the Lord. Certainly, flooding may be viewed as an attack of the enemy, or a judgement from the Lord, but we're talking about drought conditions in this case. Please remember the farmers in the drought areas in your prayers and ask the Lord if He would be so gracious as to send us some rain. Trusting the Provider of rain, The Farmer's Wife 09:35 - 2006-Jul-27 - post comment
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