And there arose a great storm of wind, and the
waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. -
Mark 4:35
Thought for today
The storm in your life is a confirmation of your
bright future.
There is a need to understand what a storm
stands for in order to know God's wisdom and way
of dealing with it. A storm is the violent
disturbance of the atmosphere; it is that which
disturbs the atmosphere of your life, peace and
tranquillity, or serenity. A storm is an attack or an
assault on a fortified place; whenever you notice
any assault in your life as a fortified child of God, it
is a storm. Any storm you are in today will obey
you, in Jesus' Name.
Many people cry when they are faced with the
storms of life but God who permitted the storm did
so in order to increase our faith. Why does God
permit the storms of life?
1. Confrontation of Vision: There was no storm
before Jesus said they should go to the other side.
This means that the storm comes to confront the
Word of God in your life; the Word of revelation,
promise and prophecy. If God has spoken over
your life, the devil will come up with a storm.
Nothing happened to Joseph until he began to
dream. He suffered confrontation because God
showed him his future. The storm in your life is a
confirmation of your bright future. If you are not
ready for the storm, then forget about the promise.
My excitement is that the Word must defeat the
storm; no matter how long the storm lasts, it must
surely bow to the Word of God. God told Abraham
that he would be the father of nations (Gen. 15:5)
and satan said, 'Let me see how you will become
the father of nations.' satan resisted him for 25
years. However, Abraham waited, and the Word of
God came to pass. The vision is for an appointed
time; it will come to pass (Hab. 2:2-3). If you have
the Word, don't mind the storm.
2. Confirmation of Rest: The water was inside the
canoe but it didn't disturb Jesus' rest. The storm
did not come to disturb your rest but to confirm it.
Peter was sleeping between two soldiers the night
before the day they were supposed to kill him
(Acts 12:6). Revelation is the sponsor of rest; the
more revelation you have, the more rest you will
have. There is a shortage of insight and abundant
stress because of revelation bankruptcy. Settle
down and gather revelation until you come to a
point where you will be sleeping through the storm
and the devil will pity himself.
Remember this: the storm in your life is a
confirmation of your bright future.
Assignment
1. Identify the raging storms in your life in the form
of challenges.
2. Appreciate God for allowing those challenges in
your life as a means of catapulting you to your
next level.
For further understanding, get this message:
Dealing with the storms of life
Prayer
O Lord, give me the strength to face the challenges
of life and overcome them, in Jesus' Name.
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