Faithful

Storms of Life

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I have never been aboard a boat in the midst of a tempest as the decuples were

Even though they were seasoned fishermen, when the storm hit the boat with full force they were struck with great fear for their lives

In a great panic, they went over to the sleeping Jesus and woke Him saying “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.

There are many storms in life not just raging waters, are we any braver or any more faithful than the decuples?

I know from an unexpected experience just how much the storm of trouble shook my faith, causing me to panic as if I was about to drown

I admit that it was easy for me to tell someone else to have faith and trust God and let go of worrying once they had prayed

How much harder it was to take my own advice in the midst of my storm, even though it was insignificant in comparison to the trial and hardships of St Paul

Even though my storm was puny compared to Paul, I panicked I doubt I worry, but through this storm, God was teaching me and revealing truths that I had not wanted to even acknowledge when I was an unrepented sinner

The storm waters I find myself in seem to be getting deeper that I am unable to shake off the fear of drowning, but even so, the situation is making me trust in God more than ever before

Even though God has answered many prayers and bestowed many blessings on my family and me, then why do I find myself full of uncertainty?

Please Pray for me, as I pray you to have stronger faith in the storms of life

Procrastination

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All of us are prone to put off everything until tomorrow, we use excuses as tools to procrastinate

Fuelled by our own laziness and dislike of any changes, can frequently spur us onto procrastination

I confess I dislike unexpected changes; it’s unsettling to find something you are comfortable with using, is suddenly changed often without warning  

There have been some changes, I have been grateful for, the main one having my sins forgiven and being freed from my addiction

I count myself fortunate to have a Saviour who is patient faithful enough to wait for me to acknowledge I was a slave to my addiction (sin) and in desperate need of His saving grace

As if I had procrastinated another tomorrow could have been too late, for me to admit my sin and that I needed His saving grace

Dear reader, if you have any sin you are still clinging onto, don’t put off confessing and asking for forgiveness, for tomorrow may be too late

Take it from me, wretched sinner that I am, nothing you enjoy and indulge in secret, will ever satisfy

Whatever sin you take pleasure in, will drag deeper into darker places

Enslaving you, make you blind to your sinfulness, it will rob you of peace and joy

Any love you once had, will become corroded, and corrupted beyond your understanding

Confess your sins, pray to Jesus to forgive you, ask Him to cleans you and made you a new creation

As to myself, I have freely given up my free will, rather than continue to missuse it, I would rather continue to be a sevent to Christ than a slave to sin