Storms of life

Hey everyone! I hope you all had another great week!
Well this blog update is going to be about the storms of life and also you will be hearing the story of Jesus calming the storm!
I am going to start off with the story of Jesus calming the storm!


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 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?”
They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

I want to point out a couple things in this passage. My first point is the disciples were in a boat and when they get out to sea the wind started to pick up and the waves got bigger! The boat started to sway! The disciples were afraid. You read in this passage that Jesus was on the boat with the disciples but the diciples are still afraid! In this passage they ask Jesus don't you care? Then Jesus wakes up calms the storm and asks the diciples a question that strikes them. Do you still have no faith? One thing I realized after I read this story is Jesus never took them out of the water! He kept them in the water to continue their journey! The diciples knew that body of water. They have had repeated storms but they thought that because they knew Jesus and had Him with them, they weren't going to have anymore storms! We sometimes do that don't we? We face storms in life and we think that all we need to get through it is we just need to get Jesus and everything will be okay! Think of the biggest fears and conflicts we face in life issues of health, relationships, work, worry, purpose,   identity. Jesus found me when I was lost and its going to be easy now right? Storms come, storms come regardless of where we are at in life! Storms of life do not discriminate! We ask ourselves one of two questions. What is it that I did wrong that Jesus is trying to punish me for or we ask ourselves, Jesus why have you fallen asleep on me. Is your God angry at you or is He asleep on you? Storms come and they go but if God brought you to that storm in your life He will bring you through it! Walk by faith and not by sight! So to end my blog I want share a song with you it's called praise you in the storm by casting crowns! Praise You in this storm! So to end here's a bible verse to keep and to hold onto when your going through a storm in your life...."I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33 
Be blessed everyone 
Happy spring break 
Mighty Mariah 
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