Have you ever reached a point where you couldn’t take it anymore? There are times when the storms of life can really rock your world. Where if you’re not careful, you can loose hope, and become very fearful.

I remember that I had organized a fishing trip one time  for the local church I had attended. During that time the seas were fairly rough. I believe they were 4 – 6 foot seas. If I recall correctly, it was right at the limit of whether it was safe to go out or not.

As we went out, and the boat picked up speed, the bow of the boat would violently crash against the waves. I remember several of us guys standing towards the front of the boat, and laughing at the spray of water coming over the sides of the boat.

As our trip to the fishing area continued, people started to get sick. Many were hugging the sides of the boat “chumming the waters.” There were many lying inside the boat feeling ill from the rough seas.

I remember clearly the Pastor’s wife and my wife as they stood side by side seemingly taking turns throwing up over the side. They only tried to fish for a few minutes before the urge the throw up would over take them.

As I think on this story, I remember another more serious story. This one where lives were in peril and at stake.

In Luke 8:22-25

²² Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched out.

²³ But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.

²⁴ And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm.

²⁵ But He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!”

The thing I would like to point out is that a couple of the Disciples were seasoned fishermen. The made a living on their boats fishing. For them to be scared and wake the Master for fear of perishing, then in my mind the storm must have been a bad one.

But they were with Jesus! In this situation Jesus demonstrated to His Disciples (and to us) that He had power and authority over every situation of life. If we put our faith and trust in Jesus, He will be there for us no matter how difficult or distressing the situations of life seem to be.

It’s easy to become so weary that you begin to loose heart and faith when the storms of life occur. Where is your faith in relationship to all that you’re going through?

The first thing to do is to seek the Master who loves you. Seek His Word, and pray dutifully in the Holy Spirit. Know that He is with you and will not allow you to experience anything beyond that which you can bear. In Him there is always hope!