Don't you care that we perish?

C.S. Lewis once wrote: “You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death. It is easy to say you believe a rope to be strong as long as you are merely using it to cord a box. But suppose you had to hang by that rope over a precipice. Wouldn’t you then first discover how much you really trusted it?”

Every storm we face has a purpose and I believe that whatever storms we go thru in our lives, God can use those struggles
Ø to educate us
Ø to change us
Ø to challenge us
Ø to strengthen our faith in Jesus

Because it is only in the midst of the storm that we learn how much we really trust Jesus.

It’s easy to believe in Jesus when the skies are clear, and things are going smoothly, but when the storm gather and the winds blow and beat upon our lives… it’s then we have to examine our “Rope” - our Jesus - and see how much we trust Him. I don't question God as to why the bad things happen because I know I don't deserve the good things. I want to get out of this storm what God has for me. That doesn't mean I like it.

I would rather just be real and show the fear and reality of the situation because I don't believe that pretending everything is great, is just a lie. Jesus used a story about the disciples facing a storm to prove that Jesus is our strength even when we don't understand. The story in Mark is one of my favorite stories in the Bible. Men that had grown up in, on, or around the sea, knew the dangers of being on the sea in a storm. Their reaction is priceless to me. With salvation in the boat, they question their own safety. The question, "Don't you care that we perish?" is hilarious when you consider who the question is being directed to.

The story does however, illustrate the fact that proximity to Jesus will not shield us from storms. He never promised us that we wouldn't face hard times, He only promised that we wouldn't face them alone. I take comfort in the fact that these men, whom Jesus loved, caught the attention of Jesus and brought Him to His feet.

I know that today, I have God's attention because He loves me. I know that I have Jesus with me. We will face this storm together. Sometimes He calms the storm, and sometimes He calms me. My name is Jason Horn, and I am Second!!!