Are you going through anything? In this life I’m guessing you are one way or another. It may not be as bad as someone else’s struggle but its still somewhat of a battle. What about the trials that seem to be hopeless? Maybe you caused the problem in your life or someone else did but it doesn’t matter now because its there none the less. In John 16:33 Jesus says “I have told you these things’ so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Jesus says with Him you can overcome anything. Mark 35-40 tells of a situation Jesus went through with His disciples. It reads, “On the day when evening came He said to them “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and the other boats were with Him. And there arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling up. Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on a cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm. And He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” These scriptures here are so very awesome. When Jesus said, Let us go over to the other side,” everybody should have kicked back and relaxed. One thing you should get in your mind and never forget, when Jesus says something its a done deal. Now lets go back to John 16:33 where Jesus says “…that in me you will have peace…” , meaning you shouldn’t be constantly depressed or panicky with Jesus truly in your life. Now lets go back to the disciples in the boat. They actually had Jesus in physical form and still panicked. They really didn’t have their full trust in Him because it showed when they doubted. Does this sound familiar? Is this happening in your life or the life of someone you know? You may not have His physical presence but He’s there in Spirit. Look at the scripture where He said, Why are you afraid do you still have no faith?” Take a look at yourself and your circumstances and ask yourself; Do I really have faith? Sometimes you may get caught off guard but remember what the disciples did when things got out of control, they called on Jesus. Are any storms in your life that need to be quieted? Do you want Jesus to say “Hush be still” to your situation? Get Him on board the boat of your life.

     Some of you may be saved and still have doubts of making it. In the storms of life there is pain, fear, and doubt. Those times in your life when things seem to be overwhelming and you feel like you are about to lose your mind, call on Jesus like the disciples did. Remember what I’m about to say because its very important. IN ORDER TO GET REAL PEACE ABOUT YOUR TROUBLES, YOU MUST TOTALLY TRUST GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST! Turn everything over to Jesus and I mean everything. Your finances, spouse or significant other, children, job, family members, health, church and anything else thats important to you, put them all in the Lord’s hands.

     Before I close I want to show you where one of the disciples that was real fearful on the boat was filled with peace in a dificult situation. Acts 12:5&6 says; “So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was made fervently by the church to God. On the very night Herod was about to bring Him foward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in the front of the door was watching over the prison.” Can you see the change in Peter sleeping with the possibility of death the next day. Peter got this way by spending time with God. The more time we spend with God, the more our faith increases.

     The next time you feel yourself sinking and you think you are not going to make it, call on Jesus and He will see you through.

Prayer

Father You are the one and only true God. In You alone we trust and believe. Father God sometimes it gets hard in this life. Sometimes we do things to make our lives difficult and at other times they just happen. But through it all we need you to be there to get us from point A to point B. Have your way in our lives. In Jesus name we pray. Amen