In the distance I can see the storm clouds coming my way,

In the distance I can see the storm clouds coming my way,
And I need to find a shelter before it starts to rain,
So I turn and run to you, Lord,
You're the only place to go,
Where unfailing love surrounds me,
When I need it most.

You're my hiding place,
Safe in your embrace,
I'm protected from the storm that rages,
When the waters rise,
And I run to hide,
Lord in you I'll find my hiding place.

c1987 Steven Curtis Chapman
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Lord, you ARE my hiding place, sometimes all I want to do is to find a place I can hide from this world and all its troubles!

As some of my friends know, I have struggled with depression for quite some time now, though I have not had as much trouble as I used to. But the old demon still raises his head from time to time and he is trying to come back again. I have had some good things happen in the past few months, but along with the good, has come some more worries that try and get the best of me.

I am so happy that I have met Kathlene and I am so excited to be able to go see her this fall, but I am a little stressed about coming up with the money needed for the trip. I am wanting to purchase my ticket in the next couple of months to get the best price, and to nail down when I will be in the Philippines so Kathlene and I can make plans for meeting her family and some other activities while I am there.

So that oh too familiar voice likes to whisper in my ear that I will never be able to get the money in time, and who in their right mind would travel halfway around the world to meet someone they have never seen in person! But I struggle on and I know I can get through the clouds and return to the sunlight very soon!

I guess one of the hardest things is the way depression can make you almost freeze in your tracks. Many nights I come home and it is all I can do to fix supper and crash on the couch until bedtime. But I know with continued prayer, and going to that 'hiding place' God has fixed just for me I know I will make it through the stormy waters and back into the calm seas of His harbor.