A storm in a teacup.  A hurricane in a glass of water.  The phrase above is a Hebrew proverb that has its English equivalent in the idea of making a mountain out of a molehill, the latter expression defined as “making a big deal out of nothing”.  The former proverb however contains a slight twist, indeed it is making a large fuss out of something small (it fits in a teacup) but further, the storm has little effect on the outside.

So often we ourselves get all stirred up over something that really could be looked at as insignificant if we would just view it from a different perspective, through a different lens so to speak.  How often do we become the teacup that contains the storm, with little effect on the outside circumstance?  And the further difference here is that although our internal storms may have little effect on the outside “weather”, those storms can wreak storm force damage on our spiritual, emotional, and physical health. Read more