In Mark Chapter 4, we read the story of Jesus crossing the lake in a boat with His disciples. In verse 37, we read “and a great storm arose, the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.”
Sometimes we embark upon a journey in life, which we believe Jesus is leading and guiding. Yes, He is with us all the time but many times we encounter ‘suddenly moments’ when our world changes inthe twinkling of an eye. It is like we are being battered and bruised by life’s storms and our world begins to‘fill up’ with what’s happening around us and to us. It is overwhelming and sometimes we don’t know which way to turn.
A key question to ask yourself: “Is Jesus asleep in our boat or is He awake?” Through all our encounters in life we sometimes, if not all the time, exclude Jesus from our day to day living. The result is that he metaphorically ‘falls asleep’ and often, we wait until our next crisis to ‘wake him up’. Our humanistic response is “Jesus, don’t you care about me” and/or “If this continues, we will surely die”.
When we turn to Jesus something happens. In Mark Chapter 4, Jesus stood up in the boat and rebuked the wind and said to the sea “… Peace be still! And the wind ceased, and there was great calm”. Jesus first rebuked the wind - the unseen (spiritual) and then the sea - the seen (natural).
In our own lives, breakthrough needs to happen in the spirit realm, before we feel the effects in the natural. First the wind, then the waves.
The reality is Jesus wants to be involved in every area of your life. In fact, He is more concerned about your success than you are. Make sure Jesus is awake in your life on a daily basis and include Him in everything that you say and do.
