Bob

I am sitting at my desk between patient appointments looking out the window at the beautiful sunshine and one little white cloud lazily floating along. I have been watching for Bob to appear on the bricks outside my window. He usually comes out when the sun is shining. Who is Bob you ask? Bob is a red throated lizard who is, I think, looking for a mate. He comes to the edge of my window and expands his neck to try to attract attention. So far he does not seem to have been successful in his quest. Poor Bob!
They say that we are going to get some pretty severe storms tomorrow, amazing how quick the weather can change! I was thinking how the weather is much like life, everything is perfect and all of a sudden a storm arises, that brings darkness and rain. How quickly life can go from sunny to stormy, all it takes is one phone call, one doctor's report, one letter in the mail box, one visit with the boss and everything changes.
Since we know we cannot change the development of a storm in our life , we have to prepare for how we are going to face the storm. I think God sometimes sends storms into our life just to see how we will react.
The disciples on the Sea of Galilee learned first hand what it is like to face the onslaught of an unexpected storm. The only one on board who knew that a storm was approaching was Jesus and he brought a pillow along for the ride! As God manifested in the flesh I have no doubt He could have stop the storm from ever becoming a reality, but there was a lesson that the disciple needed to learn that could only be taught in a storm.
They were about to learn the importance of not just having the Creator on board but the necessity of also having his attention. I can see Jesus laying back on the pillow with one eye about half open watching them try to battle the storm alone. There is no way He could have been actually sleeping when the boat is nearly full of water. He was just watching and waiting for them to call upon Him. Amazing how long it took the disciples to realize they needed help!
What about you, how are you going to react to the storms, did you know that Jesus is on board? All you have to do is call on His name.
By the way, Bob still has not appeared, maybe he has found a mate!