The Storms Of Life

God Add Flavors To Our Boring Life

My present storm of life has been my busyness of life. I have peace with the busyness, but I am also disturbed by not having or taking the time to write more. So, I’ll let all know, this has been posted before for those who need a reminder and for those new readers. God bless.

THE STORMS OF LIFE

Who can relate to a blocked-up drain pipe? Have you ever had one? I might ask, "Who hasn't?"

Recently, upon my encounter with another STORM OF LIFE, it was a blocked drain; I began immediately to have my mind turning. It was not thinking, though, of calm, peaceful thoughts. I was starting to think of all the unknown troubles, the hassle, the problems,—the cost, and where the money would come from.

I am very thankful that I did not get to dwell in this direction for very long. My wife, I love her, and may God bless her, asked just a very short, to—the—point question. She asked something like this: “Are you going to let this get to you?” "Where is your faith in God?”

(Insert for thought and comfort) This is posted in honor to my wife of 62 years. After about two years of painful heart problems, she passed away on November 2, 2023

“Where is your trust in God seeing you through the situation?”

Oh, I needed that. "Where is your faith?"

This is the same question that Jesus had to ask his disciples when they were together on the lake once. When a storm of life came down on them, causing them to have troubled minds. In fear, they woke Jesus up and declared, "Master, Master, we're going to drown!"

Oh, what fear we can have even when Jesus is in the boat with us! Even when he is right beside us—in our STORM OF LIFE—when the drain pipe gets clogged, do we forget where he is?

Our fear of the unknown comes because we don't know the unknown. We don't have the answer. We need help finding the way out. We say there can't be an easy answer, and maybe there isn't an easy answer. But Jesus is there.

JESUS IS STILL HERE – WHERE WE ARE! He knows what is happening.

Jesus is the Creator of the universe. He put all things together. God knows what holds all things together. He knows the answer and what he will do even though we can't say. So take heart—don't be afraid.

Looking back on our past STORMS OF LIFE, we will not think it was such a big deal. We will see how Jesus worked through it all anyway—in his way—in his time. PRAISE GOD!

Sometimes, the solution comes quickly, and sometimes, it comes a little later, but when it comes, there is joy, peace, and a sweet calmness.

Now here is the question: With the God of creation as our God, with Jesus, the Savior of the world as our Savior, why can't we have that measure of faith that will give us calmness, an assurance that all is well?

Let Jesus wake up in your life of storms. Let Him rebuke the wind and the raging waters of your storms so that the storms of fear and worry in your life subside and all will calm.

Oh, Jesus, the calmer downer of the raging storms on the Sea of Galilee, you be the calmer downer of the raging storms in our lives.

God bless you in your storms of life.

THE STORMS OF LIFE Started on l0/18/1992

Copied to the new hard drive on 10/31/2018

Larry E. Whittington