Calm Down . . . Allow His Spirit to "Rest" You

Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”(Matthew 8:23-27)

Sweet sleep, even in the midst of chaos and calamity! How can this man . . . How can you and I seem so calm with all hell breaking out around us? How can we possibly not get upset, angry or too excited today, when EVERYDAY something ridiculous occurs around us. Ever heard of the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)? Duh!!!!! The final characteristic Paul mentions for the CHRIST-follower is SELF-CONTROL! We tend to overreact from a sense of fear. We "fly off the handle" when we do not first think. James reminds us to be SLOW to speak or to become angry (James 1:19) but rather listen to all sides and think about our reaction before we say or do anything. Slow down a bit everyone. CALM down a bit. Allow the Holy Spirit to take hold . . . Get some SLEEP!