Be Still — Grace to Trust. “[Jesus] got up, rebuked the wind and…
“[Jesus] got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Quiet! Be still!’ Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.” Mark 4:39 (NIV)

Have you ever asked: Can I trust God’s heart when I can’t see His hand at work in my situation? The disciples did.

Jesus slept while the storm raged, waves splashed, and seasoned fishermen feared for their lives. “The disciples woke him and said to him, ‘Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?’” (Mark 4:38b, NIV).

Biblical commentator David Guzik writes, “It takes great faith to trust the sleeping Jesus, to know that He cares and works for us even when it does not seem like it. But this is the kind of trust God wants to build in us.”

This story highlights four reasons we can trust God’s heart for us even when we can’t see His hand at work.

Why We Can Trust God’s Heart:

Jesus was with them in the middle of the storm.

Jesus didn’t leave the disciples to face their storm alone, but He was right there with them in the middle of it all.

Jesus awakened to the cry of the disciples.

It is not the wind or waves that awakened Jesus but the prayers of His people.

Jesus told the disciples their final destination.

Jesus rebuked the disciples for their lack of faith because it was He who said, “‘Let us go over to the other side’” (Mark 4:35b, NIV). When the word from the Lord is clear, hold on and persevere.

At the sound of His voice all was still.

“You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them” (Psalm 89:9). Sometimes Jesus calms the storm, and sometimes He calms His child. We can trust God’s presence with us will calm the storm within us.

We can trust His presence with us will calm the storm within us.

Reminder for the heart: We can trust God’s presence with us will calm the storm within us.

Related resources to encourage your heart: Be Still — Be and Be Still — Grace to Slow Your Pace.

What’s on your heart? What helps you be still when the storm rages around you? How does knowing Jesus is always with you change things?

Sweet blessings,

Crystal
['Crystal Storms']
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