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Luke 6:45-49; 12:15-32; II Timothy 3:10-12; Acts 27:20-25; Luke 8:22-25; James 1:2-7; [Mark 13:21; Galatians 6:12]; James 1:7, 8; 4:7, 8; Proverbs 3:1-8; 21-24; Psalm 63:1-11; II Corinthians 1:1-14

At times we have to deal with serious problems such as extreme weather and its consequences, as well as other difficulties. Such situations tend to fatigue us, mentally and physically. We do not need to be overcome by these things, pressed out of measure and discouraged, but can learn from the Word of God how to weather life’s storms. In the gospels, we read accounts of how Jesus Christ weathered the storms of life. Each time, he went to the Father for help. That is what we are to do.

In Luke 6, we read the analogy of building a house and the storms of life that will come. When we build our house (our belief system) on the rock of God’s Word, it will stand no matter what challenges and storms of life come. Our confidence must be in God’s Word, not the material possessions we may have. Just because a person is a Christian who endeavors to live Godly, there is no guarantee that he or she will be exempt from storms. It is a part of life, but out of them all, the Lord will deliver us. Outside of our hope of Christ’s return, we can only faint and become fatigued in our mind.

Acts 27 records Paul weathering a literal storm of life. He was in a hurricane at sea. In the face of the drastic circumstances, Paul controlled his thinking and declared that he believed God. In order to do this, he had something on which to base such belief — both his knowledge of the Word of God and an angel sent by God to assure him that no one would die. He declared to everyone on board that the angel had told him that no one’s life would be lost. He said, “sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God.”

In Luke 6, we read of Jesus Christ with his disciples at sea during a storm. The boat, being filled with water, was sinking, and the disciples were afraid. Jesus, however, was asleep during the storm. When they woke him up, he rebuked the wind and the raging water and there was a calm. “Raging” is the Greek word, kludon, which is also used in James 1 regarding how we are to have faith. We are to ask in faith, nothing wavering. James describes this wavering as a “wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” This is the same Greek Word and means a “raging wave.” We must have the Word in our hearts so when the storms of life come, our faith will not be shaken.

God is a God of deliverance. Although we may tire, we must not allow fatigue to make cowards of us. We must keep our hearts in the Word