Steadiness in the Storm

I waited patiently for the Lord;
and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay,
and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:
many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

Psalm 40:1-3

1.  He leaned in to help me.

2.  He established my steps.

3.  God wants to take your burdens and give you a reason.

God will take your burdens for prayers and give you praises for what he has done.

In Matthew 14 we read the account of the disciples in a boat in the storm, Jesus walking toward them on the water.  Peter at first in trust walks toward Jesus, looks down, in fear begins to sink.

If in the storm you are afraid it is because you are looking at the wrong thing.

(Fear always tries to overthrow faith.)

Take courage; do not be afraid.  Any storm or battle in your life is under His feet.  He is walking with you.  He is in the storm with you!  Do not believe the lies of the enemy who says you are alone.

Do the next right thing in this moment.

God will always show up on time.  Maybe not your time, but the right time.

  
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. --Psalm 17:5  David trusted God.  You trust Him, too.  Cede control to Christ.  Trust Him.

Pastor Johnnie Blair

Sunday morning

Footnote: Saturday evening the Missus and I went to a high school performance of "Getting Away With Murder" in which our grandson, Alex, played the role of Dr. Bering.  The crux of the matter, or so it seemed to me, was that the doctor had assembled a bunch of patients for group therapy, the seven patients representing each of the seven deadly sins.  The doctor proposed via notes they found (he was already dead) that he had identified the eighth deadly sin, even greater and more powerful than the combine of the other seven.  We extrapolate that he himself represents this eighth sin, for it is 

Control: the sin of playing God.

How, if at all, does this mesh with the Sunday morning sermon?