Mark 4:35-39 AMP ~ “On that [same] day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee].” [36] So leaving the crowd, they took Him with them, just as He was, in the boat. And other boats were with Him. [37] And a fierce windstorm began to blow, and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already being swamped. [38] But Jesus was in the stern, asleep [with His head] on the [sailor’s leather] cushion. And they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are about to die?” [39] And He got up and [sternly] rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still (muzzled)!” And the wind died down [as if it had grown weary] and there was [at once] a great calm [a perfect peacefulness].”
Every one that will read this devotion has a different opinion on what a storm is in your life. I read an article and the called it “Storm Theology.” It means, what you believe about God when storms come into your life. What and how do you handle storms when they come into your life? Do you see God as a good God or a bad God? What do you pray for when you are going through the storm? Do you see God as caring or uncaring based on how He answers you?
There are four things that storms do when they come into your life. First, they can happen suddenly; secondly, they will bring to the surface what’s really on the inside of you; thirdly, they will teach you about you and do you live by fear or by faith. Storms will reveal to you if your heart is full of the trust that you proclaim that you have in God. Or if you need to do better! And fourthly, they will teach you about God and His Power. Only Jesus can rebuke the wind and said to the waves, to be silent and still and they obey immediately, and calmness comes over the waters! Who wouldn’t want to serve a God like this?
The way you react to God during your storm will tell you the truth about who you really are, whether you want to know or not! The truth will surface in the storm! How bad do you want the promise? Are you willing to follow Jesus at all costs? Sometimes Jesus Christ will call you to come to the other side while the wind is blowing, and the windstorms are rising and the waves are beating the boat (and you)! Don’t worry God is in the process of getting you across to the other side, just go ahead and follow Him, He won’t let you down or drown, He got you!
You do know that the enemy does not want you to get through this thing that you are going through, he likes to see you in the storm and the wind blowing and beating on you, and he will do everything he can to keep you in this place, and I mean he will do any and everything to keep you from reaching the other side! Now he doesn’t mind you showing up to church, singing in the choir or serving on the deacon/deaconess board or being an usher, he just doesn’t want you to reach your God ordained destiny, period!
Be encouraged today, because what’s waiting for you on the other side is worth every single thing that you are toiling and going through in this present moment! Getting to the other side is going to change the trajectory of your life! The best days of your life on the other side of obedience and then you will be able to stand and say, if it had not been for the Lord who was on my side where would I be! But Thanks be unto God, you are going to cross over, and these two words should forever be on your mind, in your heart and on your lips: Obey God!
For this is how you will cross over, this is how you will survive, this is how you will live, by Obeying God! Every day, of every hour, of every minute and every second, Obedience is better than Sacrifice and you win every time you choose to Obey and Follow God! Storms will stretch you to your full capacity and they will increase your faith in God. I want you to keep this is in mind as you think about storms, either headed into a storm, in the middle of a storm, and coming out of one. God wants you to learn from your storms. God is teaching you something about Himself, for it’s in the crossing over to the other side, that a paradigm shift will take place and show you who Jesus really is and how He will take care of you in your storms, so ride the waves and listen to God!
Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You for another day! Father it’s me again calling on You and trusting You to lead the way! Father, teach and train me to follow You in all things, especially in those instructions that don’t make sense to my natural mind, give me the strength to deny myself and what I think or feel and follow You to the other side, for I know that You have greater for me over there. Father, help me today, to not lean on my understanding but to trust and acknowledge You in everything. Father, please take my hand and lead me to where you want me to be, I’m Your willing vessel and I trust You and I Thank You for crossing me over to the other side! In Christ Jesus Name. Amen!
Blessings…
Love, Minister Jean
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