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Meet Him in The Storm
Life’s storms aren’t the exception—they’re part of the journey. In Matthew 8:23–27, the disciples panicked in the storm, just like we do in crisis. But storms often reveal God’s power in ways calm seas never can.
Instead of turning to Jesus as a last resort, what if we made Him our first call? Like David, who sought God before every decision, we too can choose prayer over panic.
The storm doesn’t define you—your response does. And with Jesus in your boat, you’re always heading to the other side.
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I'm gonna pick up on on something that was spoken a few weeks ago and if you're part of live groups, you would know that we've completed a series, uh, titled what Jesus makes possible, and I really love that series, you know, and it spoke about all different miracles of of what jesus did and and and speaks about how amazing, how great, and the control that jesus has over everything else, everything around us, literally, and it was so wonderful to go through all these miracles, one by one, and to see his power demonstrated to, to understand what has happened and to be in those spaces. And not only that, that series also touched upon one aspect which I really love that Jesus is interested in your finer details as well. This amazing big God takes note of the small prayers that you have, the smaller needs, if we can call that that. He takes note and he's aware and he loves to even work on them. So this morning I'm going to fall back on one of the passages that Pastor Rufus would have shared over here on the storm, right, and how Jesus calms the storm. Okay, and so I'm going to pick up from Matthew 8, 23 and just to give a background around that.
Speaker 1:Okay, a few days before that uh, jesus in this, in this miracle making spree, okay, so he's, he's healing people left, right, center. He's, he's, uh, he's, uh, doing miracles like people have never seen. You you know just a couple of chapters before that. He cleanses the leper, he heals the centurion's servant, peter's mother-in-law and the disciples were witness to all that was happening right in front of their eyes. And after all this, and he finds thousands of people lined up over there at the beach, and then Jesus gets onto the boat and he tells his disciples hey, we're going to go to the other side of the shore, no one knows why, but he just calls them in and said we're going to go to the other side of the shore and that's where we are.
Speaker 1:Matthew 8, 23 so let me pull that up and says when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him and behold, a violent storm developed on the sea so that the boat was being covered by waves. But Jesus himself was asleep I know few people who can sleep like that, right in this room, right verse 25. And they came to him and woke him, saying uh, 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 man is this that even winds and sea obey him?
Speaker 1:How many of you have been in in in great, mighty storms? Anyone like like that? Natural storms? No one, neither me, right. So the closest I got to storms is when I got into a sea, right, and this was in Goa. Anyone been there? Yes, most of us. Eh, right, and of course, the moment we step in Goa, we are a different person. Eh, suddenly, we have different.
Speaker 1:Our whole personality changes and one of the personality we wear is that we become adventurous. We want to do the things that we've never done before. Yeah, we want to jump off things, we want to jump into things, we want to scale the heights. And then what? Not you know?
Speaker 1:And I was in one of those trips many years ago with my family and close friends, okay, and we decided we'll go on a boat ride, and that was not a normal boat ride. We thought we'll go on a fisherman's boat, I don't know what. Again, you know right, so we bargained with the guy and then we got onto the boat and no life jackets, nothing. It was just a fisherman's boat. And we said, please give us a ride into the sea and bring us back. Okay, and we got on and for some reason, of course, with that adventurous spirit, I sat right in the front of the boat, like where the boat finishes, right, right there, not behind, like front, right in the front and holding on. I was just ready for some beautiful sights.
Speaker 1:Sights and this fisherman is like, revving up his engine and he's ready to take us into the sea and for some reason, he decided that he's going to give the full value of whatever we paid for that day. Okay, and he's more prepared than us. And so he, he just uh, revs up and he gets into the sea and we're going smooth and suddenly these waves begin to come in, right. So if you're at the sea, you you know when you're heading into the sea, waves come against you, right, and you have two options you either go over them or you hit them. Again. This guy is like I will give you the whole deal of your money, guys. So every time the wave was coming, he was hitting the wave, not going over, he was hitting. And every time he was hitting the wave, we were flying in the air a little bit and that began to kind of crescendo, like every time the wave comes, he hits and we fly, and then again we go Again, we go inside, another wave comes and he hits, and every time he's gathering speed and hitting the wave so much so that we were literally flying in the air. And of course, I was right in the front and I can assure you, there was once, even as we're heading straight and speed into the sea, right, and there was this wave that he hit so high. I was like at least 10 feet in the air.
Speaker 1:I never felt more closer to God. Trust me, that was the closest. Not even a worship service, I must confess, okay. And I was there holding my, with everything that I have to the boat, and this guy is, he doesn't want to slow down. I was like, dear God, would you help me? You know, I began to confess all my sins, the ones that I did, that I didn't and whatnot. I just recommitted my life and I was just Father, I commit my spirit into your hands.
Speaker 1:I was almost there and I was just holding on with everything that. I have a camera hanging my shoulders. That was absolutely of no use. My eyes weren't open also, and I began to bargain with God and say, god, this is it. If you take me back to the shore, I will serve you for the rest of my life, and that's how my ministry began. So be careful what you tell God when you're in a storm. All right, you got to stick with it and, uh, thankfully, you know, after that he took us to the uh, not at least a little deep and then he, he turned off the engine and and just let us relax over there. I said this is what we wanted. Why did you do all that? But you, he wanted to give us a delay. So we just sat there, peaceful, quiet, beautiful space, and then after that we head back home.
Speaker 1:But we are not talking about this kind of storm. These guys were in a whole different storm. The word of God says that it is a violent storm. They were not in a boat. Right, it was a violent storm. They were not in a boat ride. It was a violent storm. And these guys were not us, they were fishermen. They're talking about these guys. Their livelihood was in storms, going out in the night and coming back up in the day. They knew the sea in and out as a palm of their hand and they know everything. And these are the ones that are in a storm. And they were petrifiedified. The word of God says they were absolutely afraid, so much so they thought that they would lose their life. And they ran to Jesus right in the storm. And we know the story, what happens.
Speaker 1:But, pastor, why are you talking about this storm? And we, we are in Hyderabad, we, we are in on on Deccan, right, we are on rock. There's no, our apartment doesn't even get to half an hour water. Why? What do we do with a storm? You know, you know, I know, but but can I, can I? Can I just ask you or just make a statement is this, is this description of a storm? Uh, is, is.
Speaker 1:Is this a metaphor for, not something that's happening naturally, but what's happening inside of you? Is it a metaphor for how your life is right now, through the challenges and through the chaos that is there, through the disorder that is there, that you find yourself, that you are in this absolute mess and a storm in your life, that this storm that we are talking about? This is exactly how I feel right now. I am, I don't know. I'm absolutely uncertain. I can't feel the ground under my feet. I don't know where my help is going to come from. I see no one here to support or help me. I see no one who can reach out to trust. I have no one who can reach out to trust. I have no one, and I feel alone in the storm.
Speaker 1:Anyone who feels like that quite a few can I tell you a truth everyone in the storm, maybe everyone who doesn't feel like that you're heading into a storm, whether you like it to know, because it's god's godly, it's godly, I will, we'll touch upon that and everyone who is in a storm. You will get out of the storm and you'll get back into a storm very quickly. That's a godly cycle. That's not an evil cycle. That's a godly cycle, unfortunately, whether you like it or no. But there is good news, church, that not all storms come to destroy. Quite a few storms come to realign our lives, come to set us back on the right path, and, and sometimes the only way you and I listen is through a storm, and that's what happened to Jonah. So not every storm is is destructive.
Speaker 1:So can you think of something that that you, you are not able to handle by yourself, can you think of uncertainties and you have no way that you'll be saved from you. You don't know where your land is, that you don't know who to trust in, and maybe you're battling something. Maybe you're battling a sickness or financial situation or a career problem or a relationship or an addiction. What is your storm today? What is your storm today? And I feel we have something to learn out of a storm. You know, one of the beautiful things about storm is that it'll change you as a person. It'll change you as a person. Another beautiful thing about a storm a good storm is that it'll change your perspective about God.
Speaker 1:There are few things that you get to know about God. Only and only in a storm, when you're deep in your valley, when you're deep in your valley, when you're going through your most darkest times, the revelation that you have of who he is. You will never find that in a worship song, you will never find that in a bible college, what you get to know of him. So this morning I have four points of what you know, what we can learn out of this passage. Okay, and I want everyone to repeat after me you can talk back. Okay, shout out. Okay, point number one we are talking about stumps. Okay, everyone repeat after me storms are part of life.
Speaker 1:Come on once again, tell me, dig into your neighbor like this and wake them up and tell storms are part of life. Amen, I wish it went true, but it's absolutely true. Hey, can I remind you that the moment you're born again, you know jesus doesn't come and say my child, my son, my daughter, come on, let me take in you, me, uh, let me take you into my arms and takes you away and and secludes you from the world and say now there will be no problem. Now everything will be fine and rosy and you will have everything done according to your will and everything will fall in place. You don't have to do anything. No, in fact, god guarantees challenges. Forget about storms coming in your passage. You know what I feel. The moment you, you, you decide to walk with Christ, you are marked for challenges. That's what Satan does.
Speaker 1:Hey, this, you know. This is someone who's got recently saved. Come on, guys, tag her. We're going to chase her for a few days. Come on, let's see what she's got now. And this guy, come on, this guy has been with God for last 15 years. Let's see how much he's grown. Is he really a man of faith? Come and tag him, let's, let's run after him for some time.
Speaker 1:As long as you are a follower of Christ, you are tagged for challenges. That ain't good news, but that's the word of God. Storms are part of life. John 16 33 says these things. I have spoken to you that, so that that in me you may have peace. Let's read this together.
Speaker 1:The second part In the world you will have Once again in the world. You will have Tribulation. Tribulation that is for us, all of us. In your world you will have tribulation. You know what the meaning of tribulation is. It's not problem, it's great problem, great problem. God is telling you hey, if you are my follower, you will have great problems. That is my assurance. First, you will have, because that's how the world is. You will have great problems. Can I also remind you that there's no one who's walked with god and was problem free, no one in the old testament nor in the new testament.
Speaker 1:Everyone had their own challenges. Everyone had their own storms. Joseph had injustice and hatred constantly until he hit the palace. David faced rejection and betrayal. Moses had to bear his own incapabilities and the weight of the whole nation. Daniel had to face face constant political pressure. Esther had to bear his own incapabilities and the weight of the whole nation. Daniel had to face constant political pressure. Esther had to carry the weight of her own nation. Mary had uncertainty and loneliness. Paul faced persecution and challenges all through his ministry. Jesus himself faced rejection and betrayal.
Speaker 1:So if all these mighty men had their own problems, including Jesus, his own storm, how can you and I pray God, don't allow me into any problems. I don't want any problems in my life, god. Storms are part of our life. Isaiah 43, 2,. It says when you go through the waters, I will be with you. When you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned. A quick grammar lesson. It says when and not if. When you say when. It questions the timing, not possibility. If it was if, then it would have questioned the possibility. It says when. That means it will happen that you will go through a fire, you that you will face storm, that you will go through through rivers, but. But the good news is, while you're in the rivers you will not drown. While you're in the fire that you will not burn. That's what the word of God says. There was no one who walked with God and has not faced a storm.
Speaker 1:So the first point is come on, let's accept this Storms are part of life. Storms are part of life. So don't ever pray God. I don't want any problems. You can never pray that. That's an unbiblical prayer. What you and I need to pray is God. What do I do in these storms? What do I do in these problems? Problems. And that's where we jump to the second point. The second point come on, everyone, repeat after me. The second point is get jesus in the boat. Get jesus in the boat. I wish jesus. Get Jesus in the boat. Get Jesus into your situation, get him involved in your situation.
Speaker 1:One of the things that we often do when we hit problems is we go to someone. That's not not problem at all. We need to have people to help around to, to help us in many things, but but the problem is not going to them. The problem is going to them first. Can I remind you, church, that he is your father and I wouldn't like if my daughter goes to someone else, if she has a problem and comes to me last. No parent would be happy with that. I want her to come to me first. That shows confidence. That shows trust. That shows the relationship and the same with the Heavenly Father that when you have a child, when you are in a storm, that you run to Him first.
Speaker 1:But unfortunately that doesn't happen. We often run to our friends, our family members. You know, if you have a certain financial problem, you need wisdom, you go talk to that guy. If it's health, you talk to this guy. We have everyone in place and we have in the, the quick dial and all that in our phone and we are ready to reach out to people, which is not wrong.
Speaker 1:Again, but the problem is to reach out to people before we reach out to God. Let's get Jesus in our boat, get him involved. You got to talk to him, invite, you know, I know God is present, all of us know. You know, in this passage Jesus gets into the boat and then he calls his disciples. But that that doesn't happen now because he's, he's omnipresent, right, but you know what? We're not talking about his just presence. We are talking about a present that will change your situations. We're talking about a presence that will completely transform the whole situation so that you can get out of the season of a storm into a season of stability and confidence and progress. That is what we are talking about, and that presence will only come when you invite Him. One thing I know about God is He'll never force. He'll never force anything at all. He's always standing and waiting. Right now, while you're in the storm, he's at the door, waiting for you to call. It's as simple as that. Call on him and say God, would you come and step into my storm, step into my boat, get Jesus in your boat.
Speaker 1:One of the things, one of the my favorite characters, of course, is David, and one thing I love about him is how dependent he is on God, and I love this word. You know, the word of God says that David always inquired about God Inquired. What does that mean? It's not asking God, it's asking for direction. He's not questioning, he's asking for direction. He's not questioning, he's asking for direction.
Speaker 1:David inquired of the Lord. Every time he hit a problem, he inquired of the Lord. Can I remind you that David was not, not, not, not a uh, just a fighter. He was not just a? Uh, a warrior. For two days or three days, he was a warrior of warriors, he was a psychologist, he was an encourager, he was a swordsman, he was a runner, he was everything. So much so he raised up so many. He raised up warriors who could destroy nations just few of them could destroy armies and he raised those warriors from 400 losers. He was that kind of a man and and? And this man didn't put his trust in his experience. He didn't put his trust in his experience, he didn't put his trust in what he did before, nor his skill. Every time he had a problem, he went to God and said and David inquired of the Lord.
Speaker 1:How many of us have that habit that we inquire of the Lord the moment I'm not talking about life-destroying problems, even simple ones that you, the moment you hit a problem, that you take time and you inquire of the Lord and ask Him God, what do I do? Should I do this or should I do that? Should I run after this or should I not? And you know what he's faithful to answer you.
Speaker 1:David was not a special man. He was a man who ran after God. And if you go after God, ask him with specific prayers, he will answer. And I'm so amazed to see, you know, when David, once there's enemies attacking him and David asks, he said god, what do I do? How do I go and fight them? Then god says you know, you got to go, go this direction, you got to go straight. And there's a few trees over there. You got to pass them and then stand there and then they will be passing by. And then that's when you jump on them and and attack them not exactly, but that's a conversation and david does that and he wins and then again comes back the second time. Again there's another army. And then you know, if you and I were there, we would have done the same. And then last time God did this, he told me to go out on the trees. This time also, I'll go around the trees. No, you know what David does. He again goes back and says God says hey, you know what. You're not going to take that route. You got to go around the mountains and you hang on over there and they will pass that and that's where you're going to hit them. Specific questions, specific answers get Jesus in your boat. It doesn't cost you anything except trust, just get. Just get Jesus in your boat. You know this.
Speaker 1:This again coming back to David and this is really crazy. I don't understand this. And they are at war and there's another enemy that comes to David's camp and these guys, they ransack the whole camp, they take their precious things, they take their wives and kids the enemies and they flee. And David and his men, they come and they find the camp empty and they know that an enemy has taken them. What would you do? You would take the army and chase them and destroy them and bring them back. That's what a good husband and a good leader of a nation does.
Speaker 1:You know what David does? He gets into the presence of God and says God, what do I do? Are you crazy? Who does that? You know what the one who trusts God does, that the one who wants God in their boat in every circumstance does that. That shows David didn't depend on himself, his skill, his experience, his army. He depended on what God wanted him to do. And of course, we know that David goes, he destroys and he brings back everything that he lost. That's what happens when God is there in our boat.
Speaker 1:And the same case with Joseph. I will not go into the details, but one of the things that Joseph's life always is a proof of is that the word of God said that God was with Joseph. The Lord was with Joseph. Every time, right from the pit till the palace. It's a constant echo of the word of God. It says the Lord was with Joseph, the Lord was with Joseph. The only way God could be with Joseph is because Joseph was with God. He made sure that he calls God and involves God in everything that he does.
Speaker 1:Can I just let everyone know that the size of the storm doesn't matter as long as you know that Jesus is in the boat. Yes, I don't care how big your storm is, but as long as he is the navigator, it's going to be okay, because he knows that, he knows the seas, he knows the skies, he knows you, he knows the seas, he knows the skies, he knows you, he knows your enemies. You know, even as I'm speaking, I'm just visualizing this. Just imagine your life as a boat and Jesus there right as a navigator, as a captain of the ship, and say hey, come on, we're going to turn the rudder to the left and we're going to go this way. Hey, come way. Hey, come on. Pull down the flaps. Come on, increase, let's go speed, come on, you can you? Can you know, throw away this. This is not required on this board anymore. You got to chuck that out. Come on, let's go to the next season, and and he can do that, if only you call him on board, let God be your navigator.
Speaker 1:So the first point was yeah, storms are part of life. The second one get Jesus on the boat. Okay, and I'm getting getting back to some some Sunday school lessons, okay, because that's what we need. The third point from out of that I want to say is call on Jesus. Everyone say call on Jesus, wonderful, call on Jesus. So how do we call on? It's that simple. That you and I learned in Sunday school. That is called prayer Praying. You know, the disciples called on Jesus and they ran to him. They didn't run to him in faith because they were like held to a scale, but at least they ran to him, they reached out to him and then they called on him and that is where they help came from.
Speaker 1:Matthew 7 7. It says ask and it shall be given. Seek and you shall find and knock and it shall be open. The first part it says ask. Everyone say ask, ask. It's as simple as that. Hey, can I? Can I throw this out? If satan stole your time from praying, it doesn't need to do anything else. If he steals your prayer time, he doesn't need to do anything else because you've already given up your victory. Your victory lies in your prayer. Your victory lies in your prayer. You know. God doesn't say if, if, if. If you worship me for like 15 hours, then that'll be amazing. Then I'll release a blessing on you. If you do it for 20 hours, I'll release two blessings. If you go to church without missing a year, missing a Sunday, through the whole year, I will release a blessing. No, he doesn't need anything of that. He just needs us to depend, just pray and ask and reach out to him.
Speaker 1:Let me ask you a question how many of us going through troublesome times actually sit down and pray? I know it's an absolute basic question but trust me, we usually miss out on that, that we do everything except praying, except praying. Psalms 91.15,. It says when they call on me, I will answer so beautiful. And the second part says I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue and honor them. What a great confirmation. I will rescue and honor them. But it begins with when they call on me when they call on me again a reminder god will not force anything on you and it's funny how we, how we respond to troublesome times, you know, usually not through prayer, but troublesome times, you know.
Speaker 1:We shut the shut, shut the door to the world. You, you, you're you, you are in a mess. I don't want to talk to anyone right now. I'm not in a good place. I don't want to eat, I don't want I, I, I'm not in a good place, I'm going to challenge, I don't want to eat. Or maybe there's someone like who. I want to eat more if I'm in a problem, something. I know a few people who hit the gym if they're going through something, anyone like that. We run to our friends. We get to go on a holiday If you want to get over something, and all that might work. But, trust me, nothing works like prayer. There's something else that I want to add.
Speaker 1:While you're praying, while you're praying, while you're praying about situation, it's absolutely important and powerful if you use a scripture while you pray. Use a scripture, because there is nothing more powerful than a scripture. You know psalms 138, second part. I'll read that. It says I will worship toward the holy temple and praise thy name, for thy loving kindness and for thy truth, for thou has magnified thy word above all thy name. Thou has magnified thy word above thy name. We are so used to praying using the name of Jesus, which is absolutely powerful, the name of Jesus. But the word of God says that the word is placed above his name, above his name.
Speaker 1:So when you go to God to pray and you take a scripture about that and you remind your father saying, father, this is what you said, this is what you said you will do If I do this, that you would do this. You know this is what exactly you said. Can you begin to do that in my life? You know what the father does. You know he looks at that and say, hey, that is what exactly I said, and because I have to stand on my word, because I will not go back on my word, I will make sure that this happens in your life. Of course, as long as it is part of his will and within his will, that when you take the word of God and remind him he has to act on that, he has to act on that. So when you're praying for something, make sure you have a scripture that is aligned, maybe finances or something that you're going through, a relationship or sickness, whatever it is Get a word that is appropriate and begin to pray using that word. Begin to pray.
Speaker 1:You know, um, one of the most challenging times in my life, uh, was during my wedding, and it was absolute chaos, anything but beautiful until it actually happened, but it was absolute chaos and, um, my mind was filled with confusion and a million voices to do what not to do and how to handle that, this, this and all, and it was a nightmare filled with questions and thoughts and voices, uncertainties, a whole lot of mess in my head. But thankfully, the Spirit of God led me and, I think, kind of, you know, drew me into his presence and, amidst all the chaos, amidst all the mess, amidst all the confusion and the uncertainties, I was able to sit and begin to constantly pray, begin to take out the word of God. If anyone has done that, you know that it's not easy eh, you, that's the last thing that you want to do to open the word of God and then begin to pray in the mess. But you know what? That's exactly what is required, and I remember the minute and not the minute, the, the few days immediately after that, when I begin to constantly seek him and pray about the things being to just change, like that, you know, my strength was restored, my hope was restored and I had clarity of what to do. That is what happens when you go to god. I'm in your mess. We don't need god after the storm man in the sense you understand, right, don't misquote me right while in the mess.
Speaker 1:You know when, when, uh, just a passage before this. Also, if you go back to the previous chapter, you would find jesus actually praying and, as I said, he's been doing, he's on this miracle working spree all through the past few days and, if you look bad, he actually spent a lot of time praying, praying in the nights while his disciples were sleeping. That he was praying. So I want to throw this out there. He said and I learned this from this and I want to say that when you stay up praying, you will sleep in a storm. When you stay up praying, you will sleep through your storm.
Speaker 1:The fourth one, the last one. Okay, let's do a recap. The first one storms are part of life, of life. The second get Jesus in your board. The third call on Jesus pray. And the last, while you pray, you know the fourth one is have faith in God. Have faith in God and and I know these are absolute basics, but this is usually this is where Satan hits us. This is where he says, and and going back to the passage, you know what?
Speaker 1:All the disciples, they run to jesus while they're on the boat. They keep running and say jesus, would you save? They don't. They don't, they don't even say would you save. He says how can you sleep while we are in this mess? And they run to him and say could you wake up? Could you wake up? And they don't up. And they don't go to him in faith. They go to him in fear. Most of us do that. We do go to Jesus, but my question is do you go to him in fear? Do you go out of compulsion? Do you go because you've exhausted all your resources, or do you go to him in faith? I urge you today, let's go to him in faith.
Speaker 1:And the surprising part while we think that the disciples were foolish because they, they saw all these miracles the last 24 hours they have seen things they've never seen ever before, nor heard leprosy being People just being healed because of a word, and they've seen that. But no one thought that Jesus could actually do is to get hold of nature, and sometimes we are like that. We've seen God work in our lives. You sitting here is a testimony of his power and goodness over your life. You yourself are a testimony of his power and goodness over your life. You yourself are a testimony of his, his power.
Speaker 1:And then why don't we have the faith to trust him in our challenges? I know we struggle, but, but let this be a reminder that let's put our trust and faith in god, let's trust in him, and there might be many people in your own own circle that you know that they've they've actually almost went in the mouth of death and they came back just because of god's grace over life. You know such people, I know such people, and that really needs to fuel our faith and that that we begin to run to god in faith and not in fear, not as option, but knowing that he is the only one who can do something To go to God in faith. I want to remind you that he is your father. He is your father. Go to him, trusting him as the child would trust her father, and he will always be.
Speaker 1:And while we seek, seek, while we pray, while we wait on him, often he gives out one word, one word of direction. That's what a captain of ship does. Just gives one word and the whole ship turns. One word. You know, the leper says if only you will, jesus, if only you will. And Jesus says I will. And that changed his life.
Speaker 1:The people in the boat said Jesus, what do we do with the stone? And he stands up and says peace be still. Just one word. I don't know what word God wants to release over you and your circumstance right now, but the onus is not on Him. It's on us that we call on Him. We make sure that he's on board in our boat and we make sure that we pray, we seek, we pray and we have faith in Him and we get to God. While you have been seeing the storm, I want you to see of what God has in store for you that he wants to take you to the other side, where you get out of a storm, when your feet touch the ground and you get into your next season. That is His will is to take you on the other side of the shore. That is His will.