If a female could play the part of Peter in the storm with Jesus, I would have gotten the part by my actions in hurricane Irma. I am in no way proud of that either, but I am ready to keep growing in my faith and trust in Jesus, and that never comes easy. It's in the storms of life, that are going to come in many ways, that we need to keep our focus on Jesus. He is always near.
With all the Christian music I listen to, I never heard this one till after Irma passed through Florida. It's not the usual Christian type of music I listen to. It spoke to my heart, and penetrated right to my soul.
When hurricane Irma really started to rage around 2 am, I was filled with fear and anxiety. My focus on Jesus being with me went completely to the raging wind and rain ripping at my daughters and son in laws patio. All I could think of was, "how much worse can this get, are we going to be ok, my house must be falling apart with this strength of wind!" I live in a manufactured home. The thoughts were out of control and just made me sink even deeper.
Instead of trusting all I was praying for, I totally lost my focus staring at this evil storm. To be totally honest, my anxiety was through the roof! I couldn't even focus on prayer anymore. Never, ever, did I think, in all the love, trust, and faith I have in Jesus that I would sink like that. Just like Peter in Matthew 14: 28-31. The bible is so alive, and we all play the part to different stories in it.
The most beautiful part of what I learned, is feeling Jesus after the stillness of the storm tell me, "I will always love you. Your just going to grow more from this. Now pick yourself up and continue to grow by abiding in me." (John 15: 4) Remember what I told you, that in this world you WILL have trouble, but I have overcome the world. When it ends, however it ends, you will be with me."
It's these kind of learning lessons that make me so very humble, and so much more in love with Jesus.
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Kim