Stormy days and howling nights try to disturb the equilibrium of the heart. Hard times take a swipe at each of us with insult, disappointment, or very bad news. And we are supposed to shine on how?
Matthew 14 contains that famous story of Jesus walking on water. Really, two walked on water that day; but one of them (Peter) could not keep it going. He eventually began to sink.
Peter was on stride to meet Jesus upon the fragile impossible sidewalk of water. Weird things happen when strolling in Jesus' direction. We must watch for him.
Peter's sinking feeling came onto the scene simultaneously as his eyes wandered toward the storm. He was going under because he was attentive to what was going wrong rather than who was standing upright. This is a serious matter for us for we surely need/want to know how to master the rocky waves of our days.
When we give diligent focus to the complications which are discouraging and distracting, we must remember instead to continue our gaze upon Jesus. He is the unexplainable mystery to our fundamental real-life stories.
No one can yet prescribe exactly how Jesus did it; nor for that matter, how Peter briefly took a few gigantic steps for mankind. To walk upon water carries even more fascination that walking upon the moon. Both are incredible, huh?
Knowing Jesus does not assure us that there will be no more storms. For us to be stormless is not what believing in him is about. Knowing him changes the way we handle them. Our look is upon Him; he will calm the traumatic winds.
So really, what will this do? Our looking at him instead of the storm? What should we expect? How will this work?
When we look at him, he calms the storms and lifts us. Storms come and storms go. Jesus is our stability. Whether we live or die, our eyes are to keep him in view. We can be assured that we will be just fine because, after all, this is the man who shattered the bonds of death.
With Jesus we can do nothing but win.
How do we handle the storms? Don't spend time staring at them. Rather, look for him. He's the calmer of the uncalm. He can settle both the distracted individuals....and the storms.
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