Addressing the Storms of Life

Introduction

Storms are a part of life, both natural and metaphorically speaking. What is ultimate source of the storms and how we are to respond to them is the tricky part.

Rain from thunderstorms washes away many of the pollutants out of the air. Lightning in thunderstorms also helps keep the electrical balance between the earth and the atmosphere. Storms give summer water, cool the earth, and clean the air. Lightning balances the earth's electricity and helps fertilize the soil.

Rebuke

He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. — Mt 8:26.

Repent

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. The Lord hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up. —  Jon 1:3–4.

Ride out

Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned. — Ac 27:20.

How can we tell which is which?

Voice of Holy Spirit directing us, Wise counsel from trusted seasoned saints