Whether The Weather?

"I wish I had a job like the weather person, where I could be wrong a lot and still have a job". I have said this often as I watch the actual weather compared with what was predicted. I know there is a lot of science involved in studying the wind patterns and temperature gradients and all the other knowledge required to try and figure out what the future patterns might bring. A semester of Meteorology was one of my favorites in Science class one year.
But it does seem clear to most people that the "averages", the "usual trends" we came to expect are no longer "usual". We seem to encounter more unexpected and rare weather patterns than before. The "unusual" appears to have become "the usual".
Of course there are various explanations and "scientific rationale" for these anomalies. But no matter how you slice it, the bottom line is we just don't seem to be able to count on things being as they have been in the past. On one hand our experience shows less stability, more unrest, while at the same time we are given "reasons" in an effort to tell us this is "normal". As long as we can explain it, we don't have to think about it.
Am I still talking about the weather? Actually I think the weather situation is just one part of a necessary learning experience we all need. A wise and loving Heavenly Father is trying to help us realize we cannot depend on anything on this earth. More and more we are being shown the instability of this world. We are being reminded that nothing we know here can be trusted. Our confidence in what we think we know is being shaken.
I am reminded of God's word: "He has promised that He will not shake the earth only, but also heaven. He reminds us by removing the things that can be shaken, so that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. We are to receive a kingdom that cannot be moved, so let us accept His grace so we may serve God acceptably..." (Hebrews 12:26-28)
The end of everything we have known stares us in the face. Everywhere we look we are met with failure. The physical world, the political world, the spiritual world. The economy, medical fears, no matter where we turn we hear voices of fear on every hand. Is there anything solid enough for a foundation we can build a future on?
Jesus said the only solid foundation we have is His Word. "Whoever hears what I say and does what I tell them is like a wise man who built his house on a rock. When the storms came, the wind and rain and floods beat on the house but it did not fall because it was founded on a rock." (Matthew 7:24-27)
A storm is coming, relentless in its fury. A loving Father is warning and preparing us so we can live through it and come out on the other side victorious and happy.
"The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress, and my Deliverer..." (Psalm 18:2)