Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." And they launched out. But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. But He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, "Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!"
~Luke 8:22-25
Do you ever feel like you are living in the midst of a raging storm? It seems like nothing is going the right way, you are being persecuted, your faith is being tested, and it feels like you are going to drown? We all have those moments, days, or weeks. Jesus’ disciples felt like they were about to drown. Funny how they had Jesus right in their presence, where they were able to reach out and touch Him, and they still thought they might drown. We run to Jesus in a frantic state of panic, thinking He has no idea what we are going through. The amazing thing is that Jesus leads us into our storms. He led His disciples into that storm to show them how powerful and mighty He truly is. We need to always run to Him, not frantically, but peacefully and calmly. Know that He is in complete control over every situation; even the winds and waters obey Him!
