A fragile yet so important thing we have is trust. Trust can help you feel safe and secure yet when lost, it can leave you brokenhearted. We put our trust in people only to have our hearts and lives stomped on in the process. Many times when this happens, that trust can never be restored or will take a long time to mend. Yet there is One that we can put our trust in who will never let us down. God can be trusted when times are good and when times are bad. It’s easy to say to someone “Just trust God” than it is sometimes to live that out in our own lives. When the storms come, we see only what is happening and nothing else. Our minds begin to worry about what will happen. The “what ifs” of life being to overwhelm us.
God takes care of His children. There is always a reason for the storm that you or I are in. It’s a storm that God wants to use for His glory because that is what it is all about. It’s not about what we want, but about what He wants to do in this world. We just have to hold His hand and trust Him when all we can see is the storm - the waves crashing onto the boat, the fierce wind howling - the deafening thunder - the lightning all around. The boat is rocking and we are scared. If we remember when this happen to the disciples, Jesus was asleep in the boat. He knew that God was in control.
Jesus Calms the Storm
23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26 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.
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
Matthew 8: 23-27
23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26 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.
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
Matthew 8: 23-27
He controls the storms in our lives by directing the waves and wind to mold and shape us into what He wants us to be. He controls the storms in our lives at other times to change someone else’s life. We just have to hold on and believe. Believe and trust that when the storm is over, we will look back and see the hand of God all over it. When the waters are calm and the sun returns, we will be better because of it. For without the storms in our lives, we would not grow and He could not use us for His glory.
So if you are in a storm or about to enter one, trust Him. Give him your worries and your fears and know that He has this.
