There Is Purpose in the StormSample

Dealing With The Suddenly Storm

“I have both the violent turbulence of the storm and the quiet promises of God in the storm. And what I must work to remember is that something is not necessarily stronger simply because it’s louder.” Craig D. Lounsbrough

How do we deal with storms that arrive suddenly in our lives? From looking at the disciples, there is much to learn of how not to deal with it, but somehow we find ourselves right where they were. Even though they were equipped with the Word, both hearing and having the Word (Jesus) in the flesh with them, they still chose the wrong way. They chose panic, fear, anxiety, and frustration to deal with the pending doom that suddenly came upon them. Mind you, Jesus, in the middle of all this chaos, is asleep in the boat, yes, asleep. And I want you to know right now in the middle of all the chaos of COVID-19, Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven with the same disposition as He had on the boat over two thousand years ago.

His Spirit, which is the Holy Spirit, is not only with you in this present time, but He is in you. You see, the disciples only had Jesus with them on the boat, but today we have the Spirit of Christ in us in this storm. I think we might be considered more privileged; yet, I have to confess that when this sudden storm arose, I completely forgot about who was in me. All the prophetic words spoken over me immediately drifted off with the winds, and I reacted exactly like the disciples in Mark chapter 4.

After the disciples realized the storm was out of their control, and they tried their best to sustain the winds and the water, then they finally decided to awake the master. I wish I could say faith would be our first response, but if we are truthful, sometimes it's not, especially when the storm is raging on every side. However, what I am thankful for is the kindness, grace, and mercy God still extends to us even when we fall short of His expectation. 

God’s Word is final! When He gives the Word, He doesn't change it just because circumstances and obstacles arise. The test in the storm is to see if we would hold on to what God says or would we give in to the fear; would we look to God first or would we rely on ourselves; would we keep our eyes on Him or the wind and the waves? God doesn't hold it against us if our initial reaction is fear because He is here to help, but He desires that as we mature in our walk with Him, our approach to the storms would be one of faith in Him and His Word.

The disciples' approach to Jesus was not even one of crying for mercy, but one of accusation. The bible says, they woke him, “Teacher, don’t you even care that we are all about to die!” - Mark 4:39 - TPT. How often during our trials, we approach God with the same frustrations and accusations? We ask questions like, “Why did you allow this to happen?” or “When will all of this end?” or “I don’t think you understand God how difficult this is, or I just cannot understand why you would do this to me?” 

These are just a few ways we sometimes choose to deal with the storm. Still, I am grateful for the heart of Jesus, even though He may offer a rebuke to us for our lack of faith, at that moment He never leaves us stranded, and this is the heart of God toward us. He is always beckoning us to remember He is with us in the storm. So even if you feel like the disciples during this time, even if you don’t feel like you have the faith to rally out this storm, even if you feel like this could be the end of you, I encourage you to run to the throne room and call on Jesus to help in this time of chaos. I assure you He is waiting with open arms to help!