As I read in my late wife’s favorite devotional, I read a short mention about how ships are never tested till put through a storm. It got me thinking how true this is.
A ship that sails in brisk calm waters is not tested. The sails may fill with the light wind, but are not stressed to their capacity. The construction of the ship is not flexed or stressed the seams are tight. It’s when the seas are rough and the waves come crashing over the bow is the ship put under stress and tested to its fullest. When the winds are blowing causing the seas to erupt with fury are the sails put under extreme stress and tested to what they can handle. This analogy goes along with our faith. When life is calm and all is we our faith is not stressed or tested we just float along through life without a care in the world and at most times feel happy and blessed, but when the winds come and the waves develop is when our faith come under stress….
A verse comes to mind. Matthew 8:23-27
Look at verse 23 — Then He got in the boat and his disciples followed Him.
Notice the disciples did not get into the boat first. JESUS DID!
Next a storm came suddenly on the lake. The waves swept over the boat. Jesus was sleeping and the disciples wake Him in fear that they are going to drown, They ask Him to save them!
In verse 26 — He replies, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then He got up rebuked the winds and the waves,and it was completely calm.
Verse 27 — The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey Him!”
Their faith was being tested the boat was being tested!
Their fear of drowning prompted them to seek His help.
God puts us in places we would never enter. If I had a boat or a ship and I saw the waters were well questionable in the conditions of being too rough or white capping waves. I would not take the boat out into those waters, but it is when He puts us out into those waters do we seek Him more?
Our faith is tested in these circumstances, do we abandon God or do we hold on evermore tighter than when we were just cruising the smooth open seas. Ponder on that as I write the continuation.
What storms does God have you in right Now
How can we pray for you?
How can we walk beside you?
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A ship that sails in brisk calm waters is not tested. The sails may fill with the light wind, but are not stressed to their capacity. The construction of the ship is not flexed or stressed the seams are tight. It’s when the seas are rough and the waves come crashing over the bow is the ship put under stress and tested to its fullest. When the winds are blowing causing the seas to erupt with fury are the sails put under extreme stress and tested to what they can handle. This analogy goes along with our faith. When life is calm and all is we our faith is not stressed or tested we just float along through life without a care in the world and at most times feel happy and blessed, but when the winds come and the waves develop is when our faith come under stress….
A verse comes to mind. Matthew 8:23-27
Look at verse 23 — Then He got in the boat and his disciples followed Him.
Notice the disciples did not get into the boat first. JESUS DID!
Next a storm came suddenly on the lake. The waves swept over the boat. Jesus was sleeping and the disciples wake Him in fear that they are going to drown, They ask Him to save them!
In verse 26 — He replies, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then He got up rebuked the winds and the waves,and it was completely calm.
Verse 27 — The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey Him!”
Their faith was being tested the boat was being tested!
Their fear of drowning prompted them to seek His help.
God puts us in places we would never enter. If I had a boat or a ship and I saw the waters were well questionable in the conditions of being too rough or white capping waves. I would not take the boat out into those waters, but it is when He puts us out into those waters do we seek Him more?
Our faith is tested in these circumstances, do we abandon God or do we hold on evermore tighter than when we were just cruising the smooth open seas. Ponder on that as I write the continuation.
What storms does God have you in right Now
How can we pray for you?
How can we walk beside you?
Leave a Comment or click the more tab and leave a Prayer Request
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