Somedays it’s enough to know that I don’t control everything, but the One that does knows best and loves me enough to bring me through the storm.

 

Stepping In: READ IT

Read Matthew 8:1-34

 

Building Up: STUDY IT

Focus on Matthew 8:26-28

 

This is no ordinary man to be sure. The winds and waves obey Him. This is not the only time the disciples, like us at times, felt life was out of control. They felt they were in way over their head. They thought this might be the end.

 

However, Jesus speaks to the storm and everything changes. Wow.

 

Living Out: APPLY IT

 

Application questions (Is there a… 1. Sin to CONFESS 2. Promise to CLAIM 3. Attitude to CHANGE 4. Command to OBEY 5. Example to FOLLOW (or not) 6. Prayer to PRAY 7. Error to AVOID 8. Truth to BELIEVE 9. Something to PRAISE GOD FOR). 

 

My action today is more of one of not taking action. I realize I have something really special to praise God for. When life hits me in a way that reminds me I’m not in control of everything, in steps my Lord. He is in control. 

 

Dear Father, I just want to praise you today for your ability to speak light into existence right out of the darkness. I want to admire your ability to speak calm over a serious storm. Help me today to trust you, even when life feels out of control. Help me to lean on you, even when everything around me seems to be moving. Thank you for the reminder that I can let you deal with the big stuff, which is way over my head anyway.

 

For my friends going through a storm right now, help me to be an extension of your peace and comfort. I know I don’t have any magic words to heal a broken heart or shattered dream, but I do have you. Maybe, somehow, I can just share you.