A few years ago, everyone hoped an ice storm would soon let up. The heavy ice:

• Covered and broke limbs on shrubs and trees
• Downed power lines
• Made travel impossible

Sometimes we feel like we cannot get a let up from life’s storms. When it rains, it pours. Problems overwhelm us. We reach the end of our rope.

Recent tornadoes:

• Destroyed homes and property
• Injured and killed people going about their daily lives
• Damaged entire communities

To let up means to slow down or stop.

This can apply to:

• Weather
• Speed
• Hard times
• Physical, mental, or emotional pressure

This expression often applies to relationships.

• Children want parents to let up on rules.
• Employees want bosses to let up on work.
• Many times, we need to let up on ourselves.

Whatever our pressures, God offers relief.

Problems do not always go away. However, God offers peace, hope, and comfort in every situation.

“We are pressured in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair” (2 Corinthians 4:8 NIV).

Thanks to Sue Davis Potts for the suggestion.

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