Jesus and his disciples were
on a boat when suddenly a storm hit the lake.
At the time, Jesus was asleep. As
the storm intensified, water started splashing into the boat, and the winds began to sway the boat frightening the disciples. One
can only imagine how terrifying it must have been to be in a storm and not being
able to take shelter. The disciples fearfully
rushed to Jesus to ask Him to stop the boat from sinking. Jesus then, calmly rose up and commanded the
storm to seize; the storm instantly heeded to the command. He then said to his disciples, why are you so
frightened? Don’t you have any faith? Matthew
8:23-27
We all know that our Lord
never sleeps, and is always attentive to his children, especially when we are
experiencing difficult times. Jesus knows
everything, and I believe He allowed the storm to pass to increase their faith. Do you really know who Jesus is? Do have any idea of the power He has over us
and the entire universe? Why are you
allowing your circumstances to take the place of your Master, Jesus? What are you holding on to? Why haven’t you made up your mind to seek Him?
The truth is that, we are
weak, because we do not believe that Jesus can make a difference in our lives. We are weak, because we do not seek, pray,
or read His word. We need to
understand that life will have its disadvantages although it should not be an
excuse to remain as we are. We need to
always remember that Jesus Christ came to give us life, and give it more
abundantly, here on earth. Listen to
what David told his son, Solomon in Chronicles
28:9, “And Solomon,
my son, learn to know the God of your
ancestors intimately. Worship and
serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the LORD sees every
heart and knows every plan and thought. If
you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you
forever.” If you
seek, you will find Him. Things will
not magically change for us unless we seek the heavenly things first. Hebrew 11:6 says, “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because
anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those
who earnestly seek him.”
Listen, I am not minimizing
your storm, the Lord knows there are at times when it is extremely difficult to
keep our heads above the water; however, we cannot change a thing about it, so
why sit there and allow it to control your mind. Let it go, start seeking, start praying,
start reading the word, make a change in your life. Find a healthy church, talk with positive motivated
people, but decide quickly knowing that our
adversary the devil walks about as a lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8
Faith increases as you
continue to seek Him through prayer and reading His word. He loves you and cares you for.
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