June 21, 2024

Finding Faith in Life's Storms: Trusting God's Presence

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Have you ever wondered if God truly cares when you're facing life's fiercest storms? Picture this: you're in the middle of a tempest, and it feels as though everything is falling apart. In this episode, we revisit the powerful narrative from Mark, chapter 4, where Jesus calms the storm while resting on the boat, and we explore the profound question, "Does God care when we're in the midst of our storms?" Through heartfelt reflections and personal stories, we demonstrate how a steadfast belief in God's care can act as our anchor, offering strength and resilience during turbulent times.

We delve into the critical importance of nurturing and exercising our faith regularly, much like a muscle, so that it remains robust and ready when we need it most. Drawing from daily prayers, scripture readings, and weekly worship, we show how these practices fortify our faith muscle. Most importantly, we remind you that even when it seems like God is silent or asleep, He is always present with us. Jesus is in the boat with us, prepared to calm the storm in His own time. Listen in and be inspired to hold fast to your faith, trusting that no matter the challenges, you are never alone.

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Transcript

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Wednesday's revelation from Mark, chapter 4, was received so well by y'all.

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I think y'all were finding out that it was just as cool to hear something about those little boats as I found it to be.

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But just as an added, I got a little more to say on those verses with Jesus sleeping on the boat.

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So our bonus for today is on the same verses a little bit shorter.

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I hope you enjoy it.

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I love you.

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Let me know what you think.

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Teacher, do you not care that we're perishing man?

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Isn't that the worst storm of all of them?

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To wonder whether God really cares.

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Because if we know that God cares about us, that we can face any other storm in life.

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But what if God doesn't care?

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Then?

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Is there any storm that we can survive?

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There's a poem written by Stephen Crane that says A man said to the universe Sir, I exist.

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However, replied the universe, the fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.

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The universe does not always seem to deal with us fair hand, and some people just seem to have it worse than others.

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And when we're dealt something challenging, we can wonder why, and we wonder whether God even cares about us.

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I really believe that I've encountered far fewer people who don't believe in God than people who just wonder if God really cares about them.

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But if we doubt that God cares for us, then every storm can seem overwhelming.

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But if we truly believe that God cares for us, then there's no storm that's too great for us to handle.

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We just need to remember it's not the waves, it's the wind.

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It's not the waves, it's the wind.

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When those storms come about, don't blame the people, rebuke the devil.

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We're fighting principalities.

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We're not fighting people.

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It's just about having faith.

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People Living without faith only works well when the seas of life are calm.

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Any of us can live on our own just fine.

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When everything's going smoothly, when you're living in security, exercising your freedom, and you're free of danger, you have no needs, then you could think that you can do anything.

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But when you start needing something, you, when there's a storm going on, where's your free will?

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Then it's lost and it fails you when it comes to the test.

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But faith stands and it seeks Christ.

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When those seas of life are calm, we don't need faith.

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We can live just fine without it.

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But when it gets difficult, when that storm hits, that's when don't need faith.

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We can live just fine without it.

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But when it gets difficult, when that storm hits, that's when you need your faith.

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But here's the thing about faith it's not something that you could just put in your pocket and have handy when you need it.

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It's more like a muscle that needs to be used to stay strong.

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Our daily prayer, our Bible reading, our weekly worships they're all ways to keep our faith muscle strong.

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When the storms of life hit, we can go back to the prayers, the scripture, the worship, everything that we've done when the weather was calm, so that we can find the strength to endure that storm.

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And just remember, even though he sleeps, christ is in the boat.

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The reason that we can find this strength is because Jesus is there.

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Our faith leads us to trust that Christ is with us on that boat.

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He's with us in that storm.

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It may seem like he's sleeping on the job, but he's with us.

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So when distress strikes and God isn't helping you immediately, no matter what, just hold fast, don't waver, but believe that Christ is with you on that boat and in his own good time he's going to help you.

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Just call upon Christ for yourself or for your family, or for your church or for the world, and he's going to answer in his own good time.

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He's with us always and he's not going to allow you to perish in the storm.

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One day, all the storms of life are going to end and the sea is going to be peaceful and calm forever.

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But until then, we can count on storms and life is going to continue to be difficult.

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But through it all, we can hold on to this one amazing truth that Jesus cares so much for us that he's willing to get in that boat with us.

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He's willing to die for us, to perish so that we don't have to.

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His answer to the disciples' question, do you not care?

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Is always yes, I care, and that's all that matters.

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It's what gives us peace in the middle of any storm.

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Praise God.

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In the middle of any storm, praise God.

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Until next week, I'm Rick.

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I love you, see ya.

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