STORMS ARE A PART OD LIFE

STORMS ARE A PART OF LIFE Things go wrong In life That much IS for sure And you have To have MORE Than just a little FAITH To get you through the storms Of life FAITH is defined As a “STONG belief Or TRUST in something;' 'BELIEF in the existing of God'” In the 14th chapter Of Saint Matthew's GOSPEL We read about Jesus walking on the water And Peter-THE ROCK-trying to FOLLOW in his Master's footsteps “Peter said to him In reply: 'Lord-if it is you Command me To come to you On the water'” Matthew 14:28 Peter starts off With FIRM RESOLVE Only to eventually sink Ye of little faith Aren't we A lot like Peter Starting out STRONG In our faith in the Lord ONLY to have our resolve weaken By the storms of life And weaken just like Peter Jesus said, “You of little faith WHY are you so afraid?” Matthew 8:26 I find it interesting That Peter asks NOT that the storm be quieted BUT for the ability To walk on water HOW about you Do you ask For the problems of your life To go away Or for the ability To NAVIGATE Through the storms Whatever the case It takes a lot of FAITH To walk on the water Or wade through the water UNTIL we make it THROUGH the storms of life Like Peter found out It takes A DEEPER amount of faith “'HAVE FAITH in God,' Jesus answered” Mark 11:22 Then Jesus said, “RISE and GO- YOUR FAITH has made you well” Luke 17:19 And I KNOW It was God-it was Jesus Who SAVED my own life NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN I was in my 20's I know I couldn't save myself And admittedly The medical community Couldn't save me STORMS ARE A REAL part of life And like Peter I realize It takes something DEEPER To SUSTAIN our lives It takes GOD It takes Jesus Your life-my life Will NEVER be without storms And Peter had it right God and Jesus Can't always take away the storms But if have Just a little faith THE FAITH of a mustard seed He gives us the ability To walk through them Dear Lord- WE put our FAITH in you PLEASE hold our hand As we walk Though life's storms Robert P. Wallman 8-3-15 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Steve Givens