SNOW!

There must be many stories of how the snow has affected us in the UK this past week. At the w/e it seemed a real blessing; clear blue skies, beautiful views , fresh air and time to enjoy the wonders of God's creation. By Monday, much of those sentiments had changed. After a 4 hour journey home , resulting in abandoning the car on the road (or rather skating rink) and having to walk to the police station where I was needed to do an urgent assessment, finally getting home 5 1/2 hours after starting out, I was frazzled, tired and wishing it all to go away.
On thinking about it a bit more, it has struck me that sometimes God uses these things to teach us that we can't be in control of things. I am the sort of person who likes to plan my life out, know exactly what I'm doing when, and doesn't like my routines upset. Snow certainly upsets routines and changes plans and maybe God is saying to me that He wants to be in control and my plans need to be subject to His.
So whatever else this winter brings in terms of weather, I want to thank God for the variety of His creation, for the fact that He is always in control and that I can truly trust Him.