10/25/2026
Praise Him Through the Storm
It’s easy to praise the Lord when all is well and life is good, when prayers are answered, miracles are witnessed, and victories are won. We get confused about God when the opposite occurs. But God is God in good times and bad. In Job 13:15, Job says, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him” (NKJV). True faith praises through the storm. Job went to a whole lot of funerals in a short amount of time.
I realize that the way I live my life affects others. James 3:1 says that preachers are held to a higher standard. I’ve got a lot of eyes on me during a crisis, watching to see how I hold up. If I stumble, I may cause others to do so as well. Not that I grit my teeth and become a martyr. I press on, not only for my family and my church, but also for myself.
Man sitting in a cafe reading a Bible.
God’s grace and blessing ever flow. I serve others, doing my best to live in a manner worthy of the calling. God blesses me. Out of that blessing, I continue to serve others even more. And God continues to bless. Living water is never stagnant. It flows persistently, streams into rivers into the sea.
In this life there will be sorrow and pain. Wars will be fought. Disease will spread. Conflicts rise. But I would rather face a crisis with God than to face it alone.
For His kingdom,
Tony Evans