This Week
Just a thought... Have you ever felt things seem to be going too fast and are threatening to crash? Or feel like a person who is juggling so many things that you are scared that something is going to fall and break? If we are honest I think we can all answer yes at different times of our life. Sometimes it is because of our own choices, we have taken on too much, while at other times it is because of circumstances beyond our control. Such times can lead to us feeling powerless and fearful. Fear is something everyone struggles with at different times. We like to portray that we have it all together but as real human beings we do struggle at times. Nelson Mandela when talking about fear suggests we all need at these times to find courage saying; “courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Occasionally we find ourselves in physical danger. But more often our fears are less tangible things like the possibility of worst case scenarios that
threaten us; losing a job, finan- even that bad things will never cial disaster, broken relation- happen to us. Instead, faith ships, being alone, grief, dete- means believing that Jesus is riorating health and death. in charge and will never leave In such times how do you find us, no matter how far we feel the courage that is needed? In from him. He promises to supthe bible there is ply his grace sufan incident told of ficiently to see us how Jesus and his through our feardisciples were travful times and even elling from one side through death to of a lake to the otheternity. He promer on a boat when ises to bring good a storm blows in out of things that and threatens their appear that they survival. The discican never be good. Martin Harrison, ples react with horAfter all, rememror and terror and Brightwater Com- ber good compost wake Jesus who munity Anglican is made out of rotChurch. is asleep pleading ting things. So for him to do something. He rather than allowing fears to does. He calls the wind and take over we need to seek to the waves to be calm and im- find courage in knowing Jesus mediately they are. can and will see us through the Now I am not for a moment toughest times. suggesting that this provides Sometimes Jesus does this in some sort of get out of jail the funniest ways like the story free card that those who be- I heard of a widow who had a lieve in Jesus get. The truth is leaky tap, so called a plumber, like the disciples in the boat who not only fixed the taps we are human; we lose it and but took the time to listen and get fearful at times. At those encourage her in her grief and times we need to remem- even gave her a hug as he left. ber the message of the above I wonder where you will find miracle. Faith doesn’t mean Jesus when you reach out to that we’ll never face danger or him.
WEDNESDAY 24 October 2012
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