When was the last time you were in a storm that was filled with pain and your mind had no focus? A time when confusion had a better grip on you then you had on yourself. Some of us don’t even realize when we are in a storm and to what degree. For there are different types of storms and different intensities of storms. 2 Corinthians 4:8-12 says: 8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. 11 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

There are 4 types of storms that can occur in life that people and children are dealing with on a regular basis.

1. The Soft Storm: this where small things such as negative words and situational events start to accumulate.
2. The Nagging Intensity Storm: arguments arrive and miss spoken words are said.
3. The Tempest Storm: verbal aggression and sometimes a fisticuffs.
4. The Super-storm: fighting, shooting, stabbings, even leading to death physically and spiritually.

In most storms in our lives, we tend to ignore signs of the storm brewing, to the point where we shrug it off as though it didn’t matter. With words like, “it didn’t bother me,” or “it was a small thing,” or “things like that don’t even phase me,” we ignore the sings. These words or phrases of denial will sometimes come back to haunt you. Meanwhile, the soft storm is slowly building, and if it goes unchecked to long, it will lead to a tempest. But while its building, things in your life are slowly breaking down, and through it all, it’s begun to effect your natural health and your soul.

You become vexed and bound, and after that stress, anxiety, anger, and depression comes, all the symptoms of self-destruction set in. But before the Child God gets that far, he or she will start having dreams, which I refer to as warning, active dreams. Most of the time when a Child of the living God has a dream, the Lord is trying to get them to quickly stop moving and listen. Doing so will restore your life.

James 4:1-8 reads, 1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not,
because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

In my conclusion, Isaiah said in chapter 26:3-5, 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: 5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high;
the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground;
he bringeth it even to the dust.

In Jesus name, Amen.