How to Cope With The Storms of Life, Part 2

In the last post, we looked at the story of Jesus walking on water. At Peter's request, Jesus invited him to walk on the water towards Him, but peter lost his focus, started looking at the waves and the storm, and sunk. I think it is worth noting that, even though the story seemed to indicate that Jesus was some distance away when Peter started sinking, He was immediately at his side once He cried out for the savior to rescue him. To follow on the same theme as my last post, I think it is interesting the difference in the way Jesus handled this other storm:

"On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?" And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"" Mark4:35-41, ESV

It is interesting that some times Jesus will call us to walk to Him through the storm. But at other points, He will get in the boat with us and take care of it. Even though the two situations are drastically different, they both call for faith in Him. They both call for trust in Him.

We are all on the same boat, will you dare step out and walk on the water?

Will you dare trust Him with your storms regardless of whether He has called you to walk through them or let Him calm them for you?