“In the Bible, clouds are always associated with God. Clouds are the sorrows, suffering, or providential circumstances, within or without our personal lives, which actually seem to contradict the sovereignty of God. Yet it is through these very clouds that the Spirit of God is teaching us how to walk by faith. They are a sign that God is there.”
~ Steven Curtis Chapman
It was a cool August night during the summer before my junior year in high school. I was getting off work on what seemed to be the worst day of my life. I was having a mental breakdown; nothing was going right, and every negative thing in my life seemed to hit me at once.
The clock in my truck read 2:13 am as I pulled into my high school parking lot, where I often go to take time to think. I laid in the back of the truck and looked up at the beautiful stars and clouds. After what seemed like forever, I was talking and praying. I prayed that my life would improve, and I kept asking God why He was allowing this to happen in my life. I thought I should have a great life, but it seemed to me that no one was listening, and even He wasn’t listening. I screamed, “God, where are you?”
My eyes began to focus on different cloud formations. First, I saw what looked like music notes, and then I saw what appeared to be two people hugging. Then, the last cloud formation that I saw, I will never forget; my eyes fixed on a formation of Jesus praying. It was then that my ears tuned to the song that had been playing on the stereo. The song called “Sometimes He Comes in the Clouds” by Steven Curtis Chapman. The lyrics that I heard at that moment were;
“Sometimes He comes in the clouds, sometimes His face cannot be found, sometimes the sky is dark and gray, but some things can only be known, and sometimes our faith can only grow, where we can’t see, so, sometimes He comes in the clouds. Sometimes He comes in the rain, and we question the pain. And wonder why God can seem so far away, but time will show us, He was right there with us…”
Those clouds that night were a reminder from God, teaching me how to walk by faith; they reminded me that God is always there. It is the greatest feeling in the world to know that God is with you always, even though it may seem like He is far away. Since then, I have never seen a cloud without thinking about Him or that cool August night.
“Sometimes He Comes In The Cloud“ by Steven Curtis Chapman (YouTube)