Mark 4:40

"But He said to them, 'Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?'"

Mark 4:40

    When Jesus said this, He and His disciples were in a boat in the middle of a sea. Minutes before, the sea was thrashing, waves of water splashing into the boat, filling it. The disciples, many of them being experienced fishermen, had been terrified and sure that they were going to die. What was Christ doing at this point?
    Sleeping. Which is understandable considering that He spent long days healing people and early mornings praying.
    The disciples had shaken Him awake, asking, "Master, don't You care that we're dying?" At that, He just stood up, said, "Peace! Be still!" and that quickly, everything went silent and peaceful again. It was at this point that Jesus turned to His disciples and asked the questions above.
    Most people know all about this Bible story, but I wonder how many really apply it to life. Life has storms, serious ones, and yet instead of trusting in Jesus to handle the situation, they ask, "Lord, I'm dying! Don't You care about me?"
   The answer is yes, of course He does! He sometimes allows the storms, though, to teach us, to make us stronger, and to have us trust Him. When the storms hit, we can  trust that Jesus will keep us safe. It's a promise.