The Storms

"Your heart is revealed and your character is forged when life doesn't turn out the way you planned. It's hard enough to get out of the boat when the wind is calm and the water's smooth. But in life that is rarely the case. Sooner or latter the storm strikes -- in your marriage, work, ministry, finances, or health. It is the act of facing the storm that you discover what lies inside you and decide what lies before you."

~from John Ortberg's "If you want to walk on water, you've got to get out of the boat."

Isn't that great? Don't we learn so much more during the storms in our life? Another quote from the book is: "Faith believes that with God, we are never helpless victims." God never said that this world would be filled with wonderful days that we never want to end. Nope. Once Adam and Eve took that bite from the tree, this world changed. The harmony between every living creature gone and sin is introduced. In fact, once we becomes Christian's we go through more struggles. BUT ~ there is a difference between going through things and becoming victims. The victim card is easy because it's everyone else's fault. Look at Joseph's life. His brothers' took his robe put blood on it to say he's dead. Then, sold him to slavery. He could have stopped there and became the victim, but he didn't.

This life is going to be filled with storms. What are we going to do? Just sit in the boat and watch Peter get out while secretly thinking that he's crazy? If we do, that we miss out. To live life as God has planned. God wants us all to walk on water with him. Amazing to really think about that. Little me. Little you. Out of our little comfort zones and walk towards Jesus. Yep, great book and I'm only half way through. :~)