Stay Calm Even In The Storm

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DAILY VITAMIN

- Stay Calm Even In The Storm

“Watch out! Don’t let your anger at others lead you into scoffing at God! Don’t let your suffering embitter you at the only one who can save you.” (Job 36:18 TLB)

Have you ever seen people who speak vile against God because their lives didn’t turn out as planned at a particular time? Well, I have, because I was once like that. But there are also those who have this mindset on auto-replay. It’s one thing to panic and fall, but another to stay fallen. And according to the scriptures, the righteous don’t stay fallen; they may fall a thousand times, but they always rise back to their feet. Because God’s intention is for us to be calm even in the wildest of storms.

You see, the reason many of us, including myself, doubt God sometimes is because we are not entirely flooded with light. By virtue of the New Birth, we might be living in the light, but we aren’t totally walking in the light. Living in the light is where we find ourselves when God took us out of the darkness, but walking in the light is how we stay at par with Him in our daily lives. It’s how we learn to understand Him. It is living by the Word completely. Living in the light is how we are seen by God as His chosen people, but walking in it is what helps us see ourselves as His. Because then we clearly see the perfect plan He has for us in the midst of the chaos.

There are no lights in the storm, just darkness. But when we let the light break out and see the plan God intended from the start, there will be no reason to panic at all. Because foreknowledge erodes doubt; and God’s word concerning us is enough foreknowledge if we truly believe. 

Little wonder, David advises us to have the Word as our lense at all times. It’s what he did and how he stayed in faith. He said “the Word is a lamp to my feet” (Psalm 119:105). He walked in it. Despite his circumstances, he blamed no one; rather he kept pushing at becoming all God had declared, trusting and believing all the way, till he pleased God completely. And I’m asking you to do the same, because just as God did for David He is about to take you to a large place (Psalm 18:16-19). That didn’t come from David complaining or berating God for how his life was the direct opposite of everything the prophet declared as he anointed him. No! Despite the challenges, David believed. Yes. He chose to believe God more than his problems. He stayed calm in the face of legit reasons to fret and God came through for him. And I believe with the whole of my heart that because you’ve chosen to trust even when others saw no reason to, in these last days of this year, God will come through for you. Amen.

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