But all the disciples could do was worry about the oncoming storm. How many times had they
sailed those same waters before? And how long had they been following Jesus when this
happened? Surely long enough to know that He would protect them from all harm. But these
children didn't want to play unsupervised. Here they were, in their adolescent discipleship,
acting like toddlers. The storm would have passed-that's what storms do. The winds that were
helping Jesus to sleep would have continued to carry the dark clouds away where they would
do no one any harm. He admonished them-where was their faith?-and calmed the storm that
would have passed on its own anyway.
Are there times when we 'wake' Jesus to whine and complain about our present
condition when, by the very nature of the problem, it will pass? Do we have
enough faith in Jesus to know that He will be there for us when we need Him?
The lesson Jesus taught them (and should teach us) was that He is ever present,
always protecting, even when it looks like He doesn't know what's going on.
So, the question to answer is: Is Jesus in your boat?
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