Storms of Life

Mark 4:35-41 discusses how Jesus was able to show to His distrusting and doubtful disciples His power to control even the storm and huge waves they fear about. This speaks so much of faith that we as believers sometimes forget. We are easily moved into worries by simple waves of life.

Parallel to this is the little faith of Peter told in Matthew 14:22-31 where Peter was let to walk on the waters but when he was disturbed by the boisterous wind, he suddenly became afraid and started sinking. This is the same situation many of us are facing right now. We are of little faith. We are always bothered by trials we face in life.

As Christians, we are placed over troubled waters. We are in battlefield that is stormy and restless. This is the spiritual storms of life… the thing we have to deal with everyday. Remember that no man of little faith can ever survive this. Be not like the disciples when they doubted and thought that Jesus was just letting them die while they were all so afraid of big waves eating their boat out, or Peter who was immediately destructed by unruly strong winds.

While living with these storms, here’s what we need to focus on:
(1) Never give up. We should never be letting go and just drop on the ground. We are made powerful by God to survive every test and that we are victorious. We are his soldiers completely geared-up to battle and win… and, giving up is not ours.
(2) Stay focused. The only thing that can make us blind of the destructing trials in life is our being focused to Him all the time and always. Keeping our eyes to Jesus and centering our lives to Him alone will make us survive this stormy life.
(3) Remember that Jesus is with us. And with Him in our lives, we are nevertheless in full protection and safety no matter how big storms may come our ways. He is our fortress, our rock and deliverer. He is our shield and the horn of our salvation, our stronghold.

As clearly relayed in FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND, man has always been walking together with Christ keeping us company in all our walks may it be bliss or despair. And when we see that it seems He abandoned us when the going gets tough, think other wise. Because it is rather He is the one carrying us and our burdens and He do the walking for us. Never doubt on Him. Keep faith.

Think about: Storm will come. Storm will go. But Jesus still remains. So why worry?

Acknowledgment: JFA Interactive - Sermon by Rev. Eric Atienza, Oct. 4, 2009, Jesus For All Ministries, KKFI Seminar Hall, Manila.