This one thing I do know is that I’d rather be in a storm with Jesus than in one by myself, because all Jesus has to do is speak to the storm and say peace be still and the elements will obey. So today for someone who reads this don’t think that because it says that you will have storms rather you walk with Jesus or not that you have an option, or what difference does it make if you are saved or not. Well it makes a great deal of difference if you are content living the life you are living it simply means that callouses have formed on your heart and to you sin is sin and so what’s the big hoop la of being saved. To be saved and try your best not to walk in sin means that you honor the fact that Jesus had a choice too. You know who He didn’t have to stay on that cross truth be told He didn’t want to be up there in the first place, but because God so loved us, He sent Him for that purpose in His obedience and love He stayed. So think about that, choose to be in the storm with Jesus then in your mess and sin all by yourself.
Blessed to Be A Blessing,
Shon Garner Cole
In the book of Mark, chapter six, we read that the disciples got into a boat, at night, and took out across the sea. In their obedience to Jesus, the disciples ran directly into a storm. Their obedience literally took them into the nucleus of a disaster.
I wish I could tell you that following Jesus means you will never have to face any storms. I wish I could tell you that following Jesus means that the waters of life will always be calm. I wish I could tell you that following Jesus means life will be rosy and all of your days sweet. But I can't.
These disciples were following Jesus, and they ran right into rough-seas. The disciples discovered, as many of us have also discovered, that you can be both in the center of God's will, and still in a storm.
There is a lot of preaching today as well as many Christian books that tell you that if you follow Jesus, than you will never have to face any challenges in life. That wasn't true for Jesus, or for anyone else I know who has followed Him. Following Jesus doesn't offer immunity from troubles. What it does give is the opportunity to experience Him in the midst of the trouble.
Life comes with troubles, regardless of whether or not you follow Jesus. You get to choose if you want Him to join you in your troubles, or if you'd rather go through them alone.
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