‘Jesus said to his disciples: “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they took Jesus in the boat and started out…But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water. Jesus was sleeping at the back…with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?” When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”…“Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”’ (vv. 35-41 NLT). Following Jesus doesn’t mean we‘ll avoid life’s storms, so we need to: 1) Remind ourselves that Jesus is with us. If Jesus can calm the storm, He can prevent it. But He allows us to go through storms to prove that there’s no problem He can’t solve. We might be powerless in the situation, but He’s not. By going through the storm, we’ll come to know and trust Him in a way we never have before. His goal is to bring us out stronger on the other side. 2) Trust what He’s said. When Jesus says, ‘Let’s cross to the other side,’ we won’t encounter a wave big enough to drag us under. The truth is, we can’t stand in the storms of life based on someone else’s faith. We must trust Jesus and be completely assured in our own hearts and minds. So when storms come our way, let’s stand in the strength of Jesus.

What Now?

Find a photo of a storm, and then write a Bible verse on it that reminds you to trust God and lean on His strength. Save your photo to remind you that Jesus is with you through every storm you’ll face.