"Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!"
He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!"
Matthew 8:23-27
Yesterday God showed me a vision. I was in a boat. The skies were dark, circling above me. The waters were rough and waves high. I was wet. I threw an anchor in the water out of desperation, fear and even an attempt as the last resort. It was then I knew there had a to be a rock and something solid for that anchor to hook into - and that was God, himself. He was never changing, always present and constant. That anchor was Jesus. Jesus and God are so close, so close that the anchor knew exactly where the rock was, and knew that rock was able. The rope I held in my hands as I let the anchor go into the storm waters was the Holy Spirit. And that rope leads me to the anchor, that leads me to God. As I looked into the water, with the rope in my hand the storm was behind me and it was quiet as I stayed looking towards the Rock (God). I couldn't see what was so far underneath, but I knew it was there.
This picture reminded me that through all the storms of life, and through the crisis' we are currently going through, I need to fix my eyes on God. Look towards him, even though I can't see him, I can trust and know He is there in the midst of all this. I'm not to look at the outcome of the storm, nor even how you are going to stop the storm ... but just stay fixed on God and let everything calm down around me. I can find that peace as long as my eyes are fixed on him. God is unchanging, solid and my rock. Jesus is my anchor, keeps me stable and secure in the storm, and the Holy Spirit will keep me connected with the two - even in the times I let go. I can trust that all three are there for me. I can stand in the storm. I can believe and trust in the three. I have a faithful three to hold onto.
I was reminded of the above verse as Jesus calms the storm. Jesus had to be woken up. How many times, even in the midst of our current trials I have wondered, if Jesus was sleeping on me - if he was even seeing what I was going through. Jesus is saying to me, as he did his disciples, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?".
Today, I choose to grow my faith. I'm going to look past our circumstances, and look toward God. As I do so, I know the same Jesus then is the same today, who will speak to these storms and all of "this" will submit to the One who speaks. I choose to keep hold of the Spirit and allow him to guide me through the waters and remain connected tightly and closely to the One that saves.
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