Mark 4:35-40 "That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side." Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?" He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm." He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
A storm that size I'm sure Jesus and the disciples saw the storm moving in and the disciples being expert fisherman I'm sure they knew how to handle it. In spite of the inclement weather Jesus said, "Let us go over to the other side." This same scenario plays out in our lives. We sense God's direction but the storms of life come causing us to doubt Him. God is faithful He gets us to the other side and rarely is it the way we thought it would happen. Jesus' statements to His disciples points to what God wants from us: He doesn't want us to be afraid, He wants our trust to be in Him.
In short, 1. We can be right in the middle of a storm and be right in the middle of God's will. 2. Circumstances don't necessarily confirm if we are in God's will. 3. God will get us to the "other side" when it's His idea, not ours. 4. God desires that we react with trust, not fear when we face storms.
A storm that size I'm sure Jesus and the disciples saw the storm moving in and the disciples being expert fisherman I'm sure they knew how to handle it. In spite of the inclement weather Jesus said, "Let us go over to the other side." This same scenario plays out in our lives. We sense God's direction but the storms of life come causing us to doubt Him. God is faithful He gets us to the other side and rarely is it the way we thought it would happen. Jesus' statements to His disciples points to what God wants from us: He doesn't want us to be afraid, He wants our trust to be in Him.
In short, 1. We can be right in the middle of a storm and be right in the middle of God's will. 2. Circumstances don't necessarily confirm if we are in God's will. 3. God will get us to the "other side" when it's His idea, not ours. 4. God desires that we react with trust, not fear when we face storms.
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