I drove through rain the other day.

Not just regular sprinkled-type rain.

The type of rain that marks bright red across a meteorologist map where flash flood warnings have swept through your area. It was move in day at my newest apartment so I drove 3 hours to get back in time to move in; luckily my dad drove up with me to help me move all my stuff in.

It was raining but not too bad so I thought it would be an easy drive. My dad followed me on the highway, and about an hour and a half in, the rain got much harsher and multiplied on the road. Now, I have a small car that sits close to the ground that isn't made for any type of weather but a sunny day. As we passed multiple cars that had stalled out on the side of the road and saw multiple ambulances rushing to help, I called my dad asking if we should quit driving and pull over. He was insistent on making it through the rain because if we stopped on the side of the road, other cars wouldn't see us and we could be hit. At that moment, the sky and ground blended into one giant grey blob so I couldn't see the road to keep going. I called my sister to look at the map and the rain storm seemed to be following us on our trip to Dallas. The potential of the water level rising was also a factor so my dad got in front of me as we decided to keep going, with his hazards on so I could follow him closely.

Now, I'll be honest, I was terrified at that moment. I was convinced my car would stall out or I'd fish tail into the lane next to me but I kept following my dad.

Oddly enough, this image reminded me of my everyday life. I've struggled with insecurity, dealt with divorce, have common relationship issues, and get nervous about what my future will look like after college. Sometimes there are times in my life when my world looks like a grey blob where I can't see the road in front of me. I get scared to keep going forward because I'm not sure if I'll swerve off the path God intended for me or if I just need to keep going ahead. An image of our Heavenly Father, to me, was my dad that day. He was the reason I made it through the storm. The Lord never said we wouldn't go through storms or difficult seasons but He knows when we're going through them and promises us that if we follow Him closely, He will lead us through it with His guidance and strength.

I said when I was driving that I was terrified but did I mention that I started to cry? Yeah...I clearly don't handle panic well. But even in those panic moments when tragedy does hit, the Lord sits with us in our emotions and understands what we're going through. In those situations, I also love how God doesn't just tell us to follow Him, but He is that light in our darkness (kinda like my dad’s hazards) so that we can see Him clearly through the blur. He keeps His eyes locked on us so we don't veer off our purpose and plan.