When I Feel Anxious or Afraid in the Storms of Life

When I feel anxious or afraid in The Storms of Life, God gives me peace, strength & courage to help me fight what comes against me. "Sometimes God calms the storm, and sometimes He calms His child."

Do you sometimes feel anxious or afraid in the stormy trials and struggles in Life? I do. Honestly, I would choose Peace over stormy trials and struggles; yet, trials come daily so that the muscles of my spiritual heart become strong and resilient, yet soft and pliable, in the hands of God.

Often, trials are the most intimate place I have for meeting God. That's on me, because I can be lulled into believing that everything is going well, this doing life on my own. Smack! A Life Storm hits, and I'm undone.

It's then that I MUST find God's face. I MUST know that He's with me to help me.

What about you? Are you going through a Life Storm at this moment?

I can tell you two simple things:

1. God is a very present help in time of need - Psalm 46:1; and
2. "The magnitude of the storm doesn't matter. What matters is the size, the greatness, of our Help in the storm."

The Word of God directs us to very real help to fill us with hope, faith, courage, and strength to endure and grow as we press through our trials, but we must find The God of The Word for true help, for a true rescue from anxiety and fear.

In this episode, we'll take a look at simple folk like you and me who found themselves in some REALLY BIG life storms, and we'll extract the Life Lessons from their experiences.

In this episode:

• Mark 4:1, 2, 35-41 - "Jesus, don't you care?"
• Matthew 14:22-33 - Peter walks on stormy waters
• James 1:2-4 - Count it all joy?
• John 14:1, 16-18, 23-33 - "I will send Holy Spirit to you."
• John 16:33 - Jesus said, "In the world you will have tribulation"..."In Me you may have peace."
• Hebrews 4:14-16 - Jesus understands what we're going through. He sympathizes with our weaknesses. We can "with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we might receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need."
• Hebrews 13:5, 6 - "He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let you down (relax My hold on you)! Assuredly not!"
• Isaiah 41:10 - "Fear not, for I am with you..."
• Joshua 1:9 - "Be strong and courageous..."
• Psalm 56:3 - "WHEN I am afraid, I put my trust in You..."

"Peace is not found in the absence of a storm, but found in a personal connection with God through Jesus."

Trust in God who rescues! and Don't do life alone!

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