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Through Winds and Waves

And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. -Matthew 8:26

Why indeed are you afraid, self? Fear enters in when you focus on the waves and not on the Savior who beckons you to Him out of the comfort of your boat. Fear comes when you doubt the Hand that holds you. Fear comes when you fix your gaze on the troubles that assail you instead of the grace and the Author of that grace that sustains you.

When you trust your own planning more than you trust the Divine Orchestrator of everything from eternity past, and when things don’t go your way, you begin to dread and fear. When you rely on your ability to understand and make sense of things and to know what to do, you begin to fear. Because not everything in this world will make sense; you can’t deduce exactly what to do in every single situation you are placed in.

You’re afraid because your faith is little. You’re afraid because you are not turning your eyes upon Jesus, and upon the Almighty God, but you are too fixed on the waves and turmoils that you couldn’t calm.

But dear, you were never meant to calm the storm. You were never meant to subdue the winds and waves to silence. You have only to “be still, and know that [He] is God.” (Ps. 46:10) To set your gaze upon your Savior, and to faithfully obey and do the tasks He has laid down before you. Even if you find yourself amidst the tempestuous winds and waves of life.


Only obey. And whether He calms the storm for you or not, only be faithful.

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