Lifequake

 

“I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” - Psalm 16:8

 

The strongest and scariest earthquake that I have ever experienced was the one on July 16, 1990. I was at the office, and everyone ran out in panic. The girls in our staff cried in fright and even our burly workers had horror etched on their faces. Good thing ours was just a one-story building. But the fear did not stop with the shaking. There was greater dread for those left at home. I rushed to check on our house and my family especially my children who were still small then.

 

Earthquakes are not the only things that shake our world. Dire events in our lives have the same shattering effect. A husband taken away from us too soon. A business failure. Debts piling up. Jobs lost. Relationships broken. A sick parent. Lifequakes.

 

Through all these lifequakes, I clung to Him who cannot be shaken. I must admit there were times when not just my world but also my faith was shaken. But praying and keeping my eyes on the Lord even if I was getting cross-eyed from the dizzying quakes held my world together. He is not just at my right hand, but He goes before me, and He protects my back.  God is my center.

*Keeping the Faith series #1