He Stopped The Rain

It was raining. Although it was not heavy, still not good enough for us to start the fire for bbq.

All of us were inside this small room - a chalet in Pasir Ris Park. The boys were busy pushing the buttons on the tv game controls - who cares about the rain, huh? The rest of us were just sitting around - chatting away.

As the men were trying to start a man-made pit just outside the door, one of the sisters said, "Hey, why not ask Auntie Rei to lead us into prayer, to ask God to stop the rain for us, so that we can have our bbq evening?" I prayed and all of them agreed with a loud Amen.

Looking out, the rain still pouring. I vividly remembered, many times we prayed for good weather for outdoor events - for family or church - God answered our prayers. It would be the same for this time. He will answer! He will stop the rain!

As I walked out the chalet, still praying in my way - I saw snails moving slowly on the wet grass. They might have said - "Alas, it rains, better get a good bath in the rain before I get back under the shade". Yes, it has been very hot for the week, couldn't blame the snails if they were enjoying the rain. But not us, we needed to bbq our food. We needed God to stop the rain! I started praying again. I saw another sister also praying as she walked up and down the corridor.

Minutes later, the rain was lighter. At last, it stopped completely. The evening was just cool - cool enough for us to enjoy ourselves with our food. All thanks and praise to our Almighty God.

Indeed, we have had a wonderful bbq evening. The food was good and so was our fellowship. We talked and shared our concern with one another. We uplifted all our loved ones in prayers and petitions. Finally, we left the place with a contented heart and spirit.

Praise God for all things He has done in our lives.