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I found this earlier today.. and thought .. mm this young man needs this too..
“And they came to Him and woke Him up, saying, ‘Master, Master, we are perishing!’” Luke 8:24, NASB
Accompanied by Jesus, the disciples are surprised by a windstorm that descended suddenly upon them in the middle of Galilee Lake and flooded their boat. Terrified, they rush to Jesus, thinking only that they are going to perish.
What would a disciple of faith have done in this moment? Would he have left Jesus sleeping and commanded the wind to stop? At least, he would have shown confidence with Jesus nearby. His supplication would have sounded quite different were it conditioned by faith.
He will answer.
Even without faith, the disciples ran to Jesus, woke him up and expressed their fear of dying in the storm. Even though Jesus rebukes them for their lack of faith, he acts and rebukes the wind and waves. Most incredible of all is this: Jesus even answers prayer that cries through lack of faith!
What does your prayer sound like? Whatever it is, if it is directed toward the Lord, he will answer.
QUOTE: “Everything that Jesus did had more than a merely temporal significance. And the real meaning of this incident is that, wherever Jesus is, the storm becomes a calm.” —William Barclay
“And they came to Him and woke Him up, saying, ‘Master, Master, we are perishing!’” Luke 8:24, NASB
Accompanied by Jesus, the disciples are surprised by a windstorm that descended suddenly upon them in the middle of Galilee Lake and flooded their boat. Terrified, they rush to Jesus, thinking only that they are going to perish.
What would a disciple of faith have done in this moment? Would he have left Jesus sleeping and commanded the wind to stop? At least, he would have shown confidence with Jesus nearby. His supplication would have sounded quite different were it conditioned by faith.
He will answer.
Even without faith, the disciples ran to Jesus, woke him up and expressed their fear of dying in the storm. Even though Jesus rebukes them for their lack of faith, he acts and rebukes the wind and waves. Most incredible of all is this: Jesus even answers prayer that cries through lack of faith!
What does your prayer sound like? Whatever it is, if it is directed toward the Lord, he will answer.
QUOTE: “Everything that Jesus did had more than a merely temporal significance. And the real meaning of this incident is that, wherever Jesus is, the storm becomes a calm.” —William Barclay
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6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Its so important to remember....that when things are hard, to give a prayer of thanks for all that is good. Its easy to pray and ask why is this happening, please stop it. Being grateful for all that is good and thanking our higher power for what is good when things are bad, is the way to overcome and see that the hard things are there to to guide our paths. Point being is to walk the right path, not the wrong one.
Its so important to remember....that when things are hard, to give a prayer of thanks for all that is good. Its easy to pray and ask why is this happening, please stop it. Being grateful for all that is good and thanking our higher power for what is good when things are bad, is the way to overcome and see that the hard things are there to to guide our paths. Point being is to walk the right path, not the wrong one.
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