Hello Hurricane

Does it always seem like there's a hurricane going on in your head? Thoughts, emotions, to-do lists, all swirling around out of control? We wake up in the middle of the night, thinking, worrying. We should be sleeping! Why do we do that?

The cure is a simple one, found in Paul's letter to the church in Philippi.

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7

Easier said than done, right? Even the Disciples had trouble "letting things go" during their boat ride with Jesus.

"35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 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?”

39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” - Mark 4:35-40

Is Jesus asleep in the back of YOUR boat? When we get into a storm do we run to Him to save us from it? Or do we try to get through it by ourselves?

As I write this, Hurricane Florence is pummeling North Carolina. See that pier in the picture to the right? It didn't make it through the storm very well. It's just wood. It can't call on the name of The Lord. But we can.

Why are we so afraid? Do we still have no faith?

Jesus has already proven He can calm anything He wants to. Even the wind and the waves. He can calm the storm in our lives too. But we DO need to ask. And trust. How will our faith be tested today?

Hello Hurricane - Switchfoot