The Storm
There are seasons in life when all we can see is the storm.
It surrounds us. It blinds us. It shakes everything we thought was stable. And when we’re standing in the middle of it, when the winds are howling and the waves are crashing... it feels like all we can do is beg God to make it stop. That’s our first prayer, right? God, take the storm away. Calm it. End it. Fix it.
And I get it. I’ve prayed that way more times than I can count.
But lately, I’ve been wondering if maybe we’re missing something. What if the point is not always that the storm goes away? What if the point is that we remember who our God is in the middle of it?
We spend so much time describing the storm to God. Telling Him how bad it is. How scared we are. How much we need Him to intervene. And there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s human. It’s honest. But sometimes I think we forget to speak in the other direction. We forget to tell the storm about our God.
We forget to declare that He is bigger. Stronger. Steadier. Sovereign. That nothing the storm can do will ever dethrone the One who holds us. That the presence of God is not proved by the absence of storms but by the peace that holds us while they rage.
I’m learning to pray differently these days. Not just for the storm to end, but for the faith to endure. For the courage to remember that no matter what comes, I am not alone. For the strength to speak truth over fear and hope over chaos.
The storm is loud. But my God is louder.
The storm is fierce. But my God is stronger.
The storm is unpredictable. But my God never changes.
So I will not let the storm define my future.
I will not let the wind steal my voice.
I will not forget who walks on water and commands the seas.
Maybe you’re in the middle of a storm right now.
If you are, I want to remind you God is not panicked. He is not pacing the floor of heaven trying to come up with a plan. He is present. He is powerful. And He is still the God who speaks peace to storms.
So do not just tell God how big your storm is.
Tell your storm how big your God is.
“Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.”
— Matthew 8:26
It surrounds us. It blinds us. It shakes everything we thought was stable. And when we’re standing in the middle of it, when the winds are howling and the waves are crashing... it feels like all we can do is beg God to make it stop. That’s our first prayer, right? God, take the storm away. Calm it. End it. Fix it.
And I get it. I’ve prayed that way more times than I can count.
But lately, I’ve been wondering if maybe we’re missing something. What if the point is not always that the storm goes away? What if the point is that we remember who our God is in the middle of it?
We spend so much time describing the storm to God. Telling Him how bad it is. How scared we are. How much we need Him to intervene. And there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s human. It’s honest. But sometimes I think we forget to speak in the other direction. We forget to tell the storm about our God.
We forget to declare that He is bigger. Stronger. Steadier. Sovereign. That nothing the storm can do will ever dethrone the One who holds us. That the presence of God is not proved by the absence of storms but by the peace that holds us while they rage.
I’m learning to pray differently these days. Not just for the storm to end, but for the faith to endure. For the courage to remember that no matter what comes, I am not alone. For the strength to speak truth over fear and hope over chaos.
The storm is loud. But my God is louder.
The storm is fierce. But my God is stronger.
The storm is unpredictable. But my God never changes.
So I will not let the storm define my future.
I will not let the wind steal my voice.
I will not forget who walks on water and commands the seas.
Maybe you’re in the middle of a storm right now.
If you are, I want to remind you God is not panicked. He is not pacing the floor of heaven trying to come up with a plan. He is present. He is powerful. And He is still the God who speaks peace to storms.
So do not just tell God how big your storm is.
Tell your storm how big your God is.
“Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.”
— Matthew 8:26
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