“Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed
him. Suddenly a furious
storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was
sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save
us! We’re going to drown!”
He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves,
and it was completely calm.
The men were amazed
and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
– Mathew 8: 23-27
I have heard this story many times as I have grown up
with church. But it was talked about in my wor4U2Day devotions last night, in a
way it has never been talked about before and it got me thinking.
Jesus was on the boat with the disciples the whole
time, He was right there. Literally. Yet the storm still came, thrashing at the
boat. As you can imagine the men were terrified, but Jesus was right there on
that very boat with them, during the same storm, fast asleep might I add.
The men were terrified because they did not feel Jesus’
presence, even though He was there, because they didn’t feel Him they lost
sight of God and their faith. They set their eyes on the size of the waves and their
minds focused on the fear in their hearts.
How many of us do the very same thing? We have all
been through storms and most likely are still going through them. During these
storms it is easy to lose sight of what is really important and fearfully stare
into the storm that we are in the middle of. Instead we need to be full of
faith and focus on God.
Perhaps when we are in a storm we need to calm
ourselves and know that God is in control, instead of freaking out and
stressing out hopelessly yelling “where are you God!?”, because chances are He
is right there, on the same boat, you just need to redirect your focus on Him
and fill your heart with faith instead of fear.
When you’re in a storm take the time to look around
and find God, because He is on this journey with you, you just need to have
faith to see that.
It may seem as though God stays silent throughout the
entire storm but don’t be afraid, He has it sorted and with only words God can
make the storm disappear.
“He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves,
and it was completely calm.”
Mathew 8:26
Just know that God is right there, He is not blind to
your pain and sorrow because He is in this boat with you. You are not alone. Fill
your heart with faith, not fear.
