Go
to Sleep!
…when the Son of man cometh, shall
he find faith on the earth? Luke 18:8b
• Blustery winds. . .
• Boisterous whitecaps. . .
• Ferocious seas. . .
Following
last week’s writing, No Room for Worry,
the devil came after me with both barrels. I guess he didn’t appreciate the
faith challenge: “Let the storm waves rock you to sleep.”
After he retaliated, I took
the faith challenge. Not easy! The jolting, smashing, and banging of waves can
be unnerving to say the least. I called on Jesus, read a few scriptures, forcefully threw all ungodly thoughts
out of my mind, then I went to sleep; slept the whole night. I cannot say that I’ll be able to sleep
throughout every storm that comes my way, but I did sleep during that one.
In Luke 8:22-25, the disciples were given the faith
challenge. Jesus told them let’s go over to the other side. Jesus wasn’t
worried about anything. He said what He had to say, then He went to sleep.
As
the disciples sailed, a fierce storm developed. Fearful for their lives; they woke
Jesus saying, Master, master we perish. Jesus arose and calmed the wind and
raging water then said, “Where is your
faith?”
A comforting
thought:
Even though the disciples lacked faith,
Jesus responded to their cry.
Think
about this: As life-threatening as the storm seemed, the disciples could have
slept the whole time. If we look back at the personal storms we have gone
through, we could have slept. I’m not demeaning the fact that there are times
when we go through some extraordinary hard pressed times.
Even still, God is with us. He shall call upon me, and I will answer
him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. Psalm 91:15 (AMP)
The disciples had Jesus inside the boat with them; we have
the Holy Spirit living inside of us. We carry Him every place we go. We are
never without God’s love. He knows the waves are rough out here.
If
your current situation is troubled; concentrate on the truth of God’s Word. He
knows how much you can take, and at the perfect time He will put a stop to it.
God is at the Helm.
Go to Sleep!
© 2016 See
you next week on Paulette Talks Faith
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