Listening to our preacher yesterday, I was asking myself this question, “Did I allow my God to be in control of my life like a true captain of a boat?” While our preacher continued with his sharing especially by pinpointing specific examples of famous people who experienced concretely those stormy weathers in their life, I also silently put myself in the middle of a storm and check my own reactions to such a devastation. People mentioned was Job whose life was destroyed and challenged by several storms yet he continued to be steadfast in his faith in God.
On the Other hand, there was also St. Paul who like Job experienced similar storms with the Jews who persecuted him. Yet, in their stormy weathers, they remained calm and trustful to God.
Reflecting back on our journey, indeed several storms have come and go in our life. Loss of a loved one, separated from close people in our life, being deserted by a husband, wife, partner, close friend, losing one’s job, meeting an untimely accident or misfortune in life so on and so forth.
All throughout those difficult times, where we able to stay calm and unperturbed? Did we call out His name and submitted everything to Him above? Or was it the other way around that instead of fully trusting God’s promise of undying love and compassion for us, we therefore tend to forget Him and what is worst, put all the blame on Him?
Hence, it is always beneficial for all of us to spend a quiet time to allow ourselves to see if where are we in our trust and relationship with our God.
