Verses: Luke 8 : 22 - 25
My thoughts about the verses:
I thought back to a few years ago and a rain storm that I will not forget. I had just gotten to work and had to go to a different building for a class. As I started walking down the street the clouds began soaking the ground. It only took a few short minutes and I was soaked to the bone. The storm was over yet so many were affected. I had two cars that had been flooded an office that had water in it. Yet, just like God calmed the storm for the disciples so did the rain end for me.
I believe that we all have storms that enter our lives. Not storms of rain and wind, but times of trouble and pain. We have times that put our faith to the test. Times that the only solution is putting our trust in Jesus.
It wasn't that long ago that I was faced with my illness taking a big part of my life away. I was sick all the time. I was losing by balance. The doctors told me I could no longer drive. I couldn't handle work any longer. I felt useless and my spirit was pretty low.
Then one day I can to understand that what I was going through was not a test of faith. I was going through an opportunity to grow in my faith. God wasn't challenging me as whether I believed and trusted. Rather I was being encouraged to hand the storm of my life over to the only one that could help. In my weakest of moments I was my strongest. Not because of my own strength. Jesus was carrying me through those moments.
The storms haven't completely stopped in my life. I still am not where I was before my illness took over and may never be there health wise. Yet, the searching in my heart has ended. I learned how to reconnect with the one that was carrying me. I learned that it could become a partnership if I only allowed it. God could control the wind as I steered the boat. I was not alone in my journey I was experiencing life in a new way.
Haven't you been there before? Struggling and thinking does Jesus care. Your mind is so full of panic and pain that you do not know where to turn. Then something happens a tiny voice inside of you says give it over to God. When you respond almost immediately you feel calmness come over you. You may still be in the heart of the problem yet you know inside that you and God are going to make it through it. You do not know where the wind will finally take you but you know that God is taking care of that part of the storm. Your part is to sit comfortably in the arms of God and be carried to the destination that God has for you.
Prayer:
Thank you for being with us in all things. Thank you for calming the storms of our life. Help us understand that we do not have the answers. Help us turn to you when the storms of life begin. Help us lean on you so that we can walk stronger. In your Holy Name we pray. Amen
Questions:
My thoughts about the verses:
I thought back to a few years ago and a rain storm that I will not forget. I had just gotten to work and had to go to a different building for a class. As I started walking down the street the clouds began soaking the ground. It only took a few short minutes and I was soaked to the bone. The storm was over yet so many were affected. I had two cars that had been flooded an office that had water in it. Yet, just like God calmed the storm for the disciples so did the rain end for me.
I believe that we all have storms that enter our lives. Not storms of rain and wind, but times of trouble and pain. We have times that put our faith to the test. Times that the only solution is putting our trust in Jesus.
It wasn't that long ago that I was faced with my illness taking a big part of my life away. I was sick all the time. I was losing by balance. The doctors told me I could no longer drive. I couldn't handle work any longer. I felt useless and my spirit was pretty low.
Then one day I can to understand that what I was going through was not a test of faith. I was going through an opportunity to grow in my faith. God wasn't challenging me as whether I believed and trusted. Rather I was being encouraged to hand the storm of my life over to the only one that could help. In my weakest of moments I was my strongest. Not because of my own strength. Jesus was carrying me through those moments.
The storms haven't completely stopped in my life. I still am not where I was before my illness took over and may never be there health wise. Yet, the searching in my heart has ended. I learned how to reconnect with the one that was carrying me. I learned that it could become a partnership if I only allowed it. God could control the wind as I steered the boat. I was not alone in my journey I was experiencing life in a new way.
Haven't you been there before? Struggling and thinking does Jesus care. Your mind is so full of panic and pain that you do not know where to turn. Then something happens a tiny voice inside of you says give it over to God. When you respond almost immediately you feel calmness come over you. You may still be in the heart of the problem yet you know inside that you and God are going to make it through it. You do not know where the wind will finally take you but you know that God is taking care of that part of the storm. Your part is to sit comfortably in the arms of God and be carried to the destination that God has for you.
Prayer:
Thank you for being with us in all things. Thank you for calming the storms of our life. Help us understand that we do not have the answers. Help us turn to you when the storms of life begin. Help us lean on you so that we can walk stronger. In your Holy Name we pray. Amen
Questions:
Have you tried to weather the storms of life by yourself? Have you turned your troubles over to God? Have you felt the calmness that comes from letting God carry the weight? Are you still holding onto something that you need to turn over to God?
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