I just do not know what it is about cloudy days that makes us so sleepy. For as long as I can remember; cloudy days has relaxed me to the point that I would just fall asleep. Maybe it is because of the smell of rain in the air, or maybe it is because of the way the sky looks, or maybe it is because the cool breeze it brings when the wind blows. All I know is that it makes me want to drink something warm; like hot chocolate with marshmallows and peppermint. Other times I want to stand outside and just meditate and feel the cool breeze of peace as the wind blows across my face. One day my daughter and I was outside talking, and all of a sudden it became cloudy. Instead of us going in the house, we stayed outside and talked. It started to rain really hard and we just played in the rain. I let my hair down, pulled off my shoes and played in the rain. We had so much fun. I had not did anything like that since I was a child. We finally decided to go in the house. That was the best day ever! After it was all said and done, we laughed about it for a while. Later on we both sat down, relaxed, and went to sleep.

Cloudy days and relaxation are days for lounging and watching your favorite movies eating popcorn and drinking your favorite beverage with family and friends. I also like to watch westerns on cloudy days; it just seems right to me. What do you like to do on cloudy days to relax? Whatever it is, just have fun! Make long lasting memories with family and friends, or just with that special someone. Peace.

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler, And from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

He -Means us. The dwelling place of the Lord is the church because that is where we all go to come together to worship and praise God. He inhabits the praises of His people. When we all are together praising as one, it is music to His ears. The other dwelling place of the Lord is our hearts. We can praise Him in our heart, mind, and spirit. We are all under His shadow, He is the Almighty. When we are under His shadow, nothing can harm us; He protects us from the things that can harm us, such as sickness, disease, storms, violent people, and crooked paths that leads us to nowhere. He is our great protector. When we take refuge in God, we do not have to worry about anything, no matter what the problem or the situation may be. His Word of truth is our shield and buckler. We do not have to be afraid of the terrors that go on in the night time, nor the arrows that flies by day; mainly the arrows and darts that the enemy is trying to throw at us to hurt us. The enemy is defeated, he is under our feet, he was defeated tow thousand years ago. He is the pestilence that walks in darkness looking for someone to devour, that is what he does. He came to steal, kill, and destroy, he is that snake that caused all of the problems for Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden.

We will see the destruction that happens when our enemies are defeated but it will not come anywhere near us. No plagues will come near our homes. He will give His angels charge over us to keep us in all of our ways. God is a good God, and HE can be angry when He is sick and tired of all of the sin and destruction that is going on in the world that He created; such as Sodom and Gomorrah. That place was wicked; so God destroyed it. God will tear down, and He will build up. There is nothing that HE cannot do. When we are in the presence of God, our soul is at peace. We can relax and have assurance that God is always going to be here for us to protect us and keep us safe. When I look at the news, I see the devastation that storms leave behind. People tell their stories about How God spared them and their families, although they lost everything. They don’t worry about the material things that they lost, because they know some of those things can be replaced, but life cannot be replaced. God is our shelter in the time of storm. He holds us in the palm of His hands, He covers us under the shadow of His wings. I could not ask for a better Father. He is all I need, and He is Jesus Christ.

Just remember, when you start to feel afraid of things that are going on around the world where there is destruction, look to our Awesome Heavenly Father. He has all of the strength to ease our troubled mind. To God be all glory, honor and praise, Amen! We can always trust God when we cannot trust anyone else.