I'll be the first to admit that I am guilty of freaking out over the proverbial storms in my life. The moment I hear the rumbling of thunder, I retreat. Sound familiar? In Matthew 8:26 when a storm came upon the lake, Jesus asked the disciples: why are you so afraid? In the natural world, tornadoes occur abruptly with little or no warning, and even in shelter we're not completely safe from their wrath. Tornadoes have notorious reputations and we fear them because of the risk of serious injury or catastrophic devastation. When tornadoes enter your life, do you automatically fear the worse? Perhaps we should take the advice of disaster experts who concur that planning and preparing ahead can greatly reduce your risk for injury during a major storm. Planning ahead means spending daily time in prayer and scripture well before the skies turn black and the wind speed accelerates. By doing so, we greatly reduce our risk for serious injury or catastrophic devastation! Tap into your spiritual resources when a storm arrives, and take refuge by seeking shelter in the Lord (Psalm 61:4).
MEMORY VERSE: When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever. (Proverbs 10:25)
I am bad about thunder storms too!!! Therefore you are so right that if we are depositing in our spirits daily prayer and worship then we the thunder storm comes we can withdraw on our deposits with faith instead of fear. That's good Tiff!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments, Sheena. I love "withdraw on our deposits with faith instead of fear." That is definitely an account we can count on always being sufficient!
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