Matthew 8:23-27
When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep. And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “ Save us, Lord; we are perishing!” He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. The men were amazed, and said, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

As many of you know already, I am a Flight Attendant. On almost a daily basis I see people who are afraid to fly. One of my biggest tasks is to calm the fears of people.

this can be challenging on a calm day when there is no turbulence, but add a little rough air and bumps in the mix, and it becomes even more so…

I find myself looking at my nail or counting my fingers… Why? Because everyone is looking at me to see if I look worried, so I do something, anything, to impress upon them how trivial those bumps really are.

I’m not worried about those bumps because I know who is flying the plane and I have faith in their ability. I understand who is in control and I know they can handle it, even if I can’t.

Jesus and his disciples got on a boat to cross the sea… a storm started rose up and the winds almost toppled the boat, yet Jesus slept… and the disciples got mad

how could he sleep? why wasn’t He helping? they woke him up..”save us” they cried

but they really didn’t expect Him to save them.

they were surprised when He calmed the seas
“who is this that the wind and seas obey Him”
If they had really believed they they were with God… that God was in control, then they wouldn’t have been afraid.
They, too, would have been able to sleep during the storm

How do we react when the storms of life hit us?

can we rest knowing God is in control?

If we really trust Him to take care of our needs, would we worry and complain?

one final thought, the disciples faith may have been weak, but their faith was in the right place

they turned to Jesus… and Jesus answered

He is always faithful