Why Are You So Afraid? [ Matthew 8:23 - 8:34 ]

Surviving the Storms (8:23-27) 
Throughout Scripture, storms represent the difficulties and hardships in life. There is chaos and unpredictability in the midst of the storm. But through it, we learn more about God and ourselves. Storms do not build character; they reveal it. They show who we really are. As a Christian, you are not exempt from the storms of life. God has power over all of nature and even my circumstances. Even when believers follow Christ’s bidding, we can face hardships. Faith is the ability to trust what we cannot see, and with faith we are freed from the flimsy enclosures of life that only fear allows to entrap us. Faith is not merely your holding on to God; it is God holding on to you. He will not let you go! 


Are you going through a season of storms in your life? What is your response to the storm? Are you fearful? Do you complain and become angry? The storms will reveal a lot about how you view God and how you view yourself. Keep firm. Have faith. God will guide you through the waters.

There is an inherent danger of getting used to sin and letting it crawl into your life. We fear losing it. But that sin will keep you from Jesus and drawing into deeper intimacy with Him. 




Lord, replace the fear in my heart with trust in You. Forgive me that my eyes are too often on the storms and not on You. Forgive me that I fear the change You may bring into my life. Help me, O God, to rest in You alone. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.