After the Rain...

We are definitely in rainy season...it rains almost everyday and when it does, it downpours. This can last anywhere from 20 minutes or go all day and night. I have definitely found myself in sticky situations wanting to wait out the rain, but needing to just go for it. I guess "sticky" isn't the right word...more like wet situations :) The poncho that I own means well, but has yet to do it's job as I ride on my motorbike. I try not to take it personally when a car passes by and completely drenches me with a puddle.
There are times when I love the rain, though, like when I can just stay in and read! My favorite part about the rainy season is the morning after it rains. The air the clearest I've ever seen it here! There are mountains that surround Malang, but I never really knew it or saw the mountains until rainy season. I went out this morning and took some pictures from my favorite place...the roof. 

As I was on the roof this morning, it reminded me of how events in life can be. We will go through seasons that are hard and in the moment, it's hard to see ahead or look past our current situation. Everytime I have a "rainy" day or hard season, usually I have difficulty seeing past it. But going through it seeking God and seeing how He works in the situation, I gain clarity. I gain clarity, not only about the situation or what God was doing in it, but clarity of God's character---on His faithfulness, comfort, healing, provision, sovereignty, etc.

This is Mt. Semeru, which I had never seen from Malang until a couple weeks ago!