‘I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind.’
John 14:27
You can control what goes on in your mind by filling it with God’s Word. Not the Word you read casually, but the Word you process mentally, apply to each situation that arises, and stand on in times of crisis because you know it’s your right to have the peace Jesus promised.
Jesus corrected His disciples because they lost their peace of mind during a storm. He didn’t lose His. He was asleep in the back of the boat.
So where are you today? Resting with Jesus in the back of the boat, or panicking with the others up front?
Worry overwhelms you when you forget two things:
1) What the Lord has told you. Jesus said, ‘Let us go over to the other side’ (Mark 4:35 NIV 2011 Edition). And once He spoke those words there wasn’t a wave big enough to sink them. Anytime you’re doing what God’s told you to do, you may go through storms but you won’t sink.
2) Who’s with you in the boat. The disciples thought they knew Jesus pretty well, but before the night was over they were asking, ‘Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!’ (v. 41 NIV 2011 Edition).
Has it ever occurred to you that the storm you’re in right now has been permitted by God to show you that you don’t have a problem He can’t solve; that you’re not alone, and that through this experience you’ll come to know Him better?
In the Amplified Bible the words of Jesus are translated like this: ‘Do not let your hearts be…distressed, agitated’ (John 14:1). The only power worry has over you – is the power you give it.
Dan 1-2, 2 Pet 2
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