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In a storm?

I remember fishing on a boat near the Canadian border on Lake Erie. Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes and when a storm comes it is treacherous. That day we were so far out that I could not see the shore. A storm came and for a long while I was believing I was going to see Jesus. We eventually made it back to safety, but it was a difficult journey.

Again, I ask you, "In a storm?" 

I hate to tell you that you will face many storms, but Jesus will bring you peace, sometimes you just need to ask.

“As evening came, 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, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). 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 of the boat 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?”

The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!””  - James 5:16 NLT


Ask Jesus and your storm will eventually find peace.


PEACE,

PB

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