He commands and raises the stormy wind...and He brings th out of their distress.
Psalm 107:25,28
The ancient people of the nation of Axum (located on the Red Sea in modern Ethopia) discovered that the stormy winds of the monsoon season could be harnessed by sail for speedy navigation Rather than dreading the high winds and rains, they learned how to navigate their way through the storm.
Psalm 107 provides a wonderful word picture of how God allows storm to come our way, and then provides help for us to navigate through them. "He command and raises the stormy wind... and He brings them out of their distresses" (PS. 107:25, 28).
Trusting God for guidance in troubled times is a biblical theme. Hebrews 11 list many who used their problems as an opportunity to excercise faith and to experience God's grace, provision, and deliverance; "who through the eyes of faith subdued kingdoms, work righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword. [and] out of weakness were made strong" (vv.33-34)
Stormy circumstances are inevitable. Although our first reaction may be to run from the problem. We can instead ask, God's to teach us how to trust Him to navigate us through the storm.
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