When God Speaks Through the Storm: Understanding His Power Beyond Our Control

Frank Wible
6 days ago
2 min read

It started with a sound he couldn’t ignore. Thunder rolled across the horizon, shaking the windows as rain pounded the ground outside his home. Michael stood by the glass, watching the storm rage, his reflection flickering in the lightning flashes.

Sometimes the thunder is not meant to frighten you—it’s meant to wake you up.

He had been praying for answers for months, about his failing business, his crumbling marriage, his direction in life, but heaven had been silent. Or at least, that’s what he thought.

He whispered under his breath, “God, if you’re there, say something.” And then a flash of light lit up the entire yard, followed by a crash so loud it felt like the earth split open.

Something about it stopped him cold. It wasn’t fear. It was awe. That storm had a presence to it, something that felt alive.

He remembered Job 37:5. He had read it before, but it had never felt real until that moment. “God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways.” The verse wasn’t just about thunder. It was about power—God’s power to speak through whatever it takes to reach us.

The truth hit him: maybe God had been speaking all along, just not in the way Michael expected. Not in comfort. Not in calm. But in the shaking.

Over the next few days, he started noticing things differently. The people he’d ignored before started calling. A project that seemed dead found new life. His wife agreed to counseling. Nothing was perfect, but everything started to move.

He realized storms don’t always destroy; sometimes they clear what shouldn’t have been there.

God doesn’t waste the storm; He uses it to clear the way for something new.

One evening, after the storm had passed, he walked outside and looked at the trees bent by the wind. Some branches had snapped, but the roots held firm. That’s when he whispered, “I get it now.”

God had used that storm to remind him that His strength is greater than any failure, and His plans don’t depend on human timing.

The thunder had faded, but its message remained. Michael learned that when God speaks through the storm, He’s not trying to scare us. He’s reminding us that He’s still in control, even when everything feels out of it.

Now, whenever storms roll in, Michael doesn’t flinch. He listens.

Because sometimes the loudest noise in our lives carries the quietest truth: God is still here, doing great things beyond our understanding.

How do you usually respond when life storms hit?