How does God want us to react to our storms? He wants us to submit wholeheartedly to His will and to become willing servants to wherever He calls us. In today’s devotional, Dr. Michael Youssef reminds us of the power of repentance.
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[00:00:00] You are listening to MY Devotional, the Daily Devotional from Dr. Michael Youssef and Leading The Way. Reacting to the Storm by Dr. Michael Youssef.
[00:00:13] There are many ways we can react to a storm. We can try to run away from its source or keep ourselves so busy that we don't have a moment's rest to dwell on our problems.
[00:00:25] But these human methods will not stop the storm nor help us learn from it and use it for our good and the good of others.
[00:00:33] How does God want us to react to our storms? He wants us to submit wholeheartedly to his will and become willing servants wherever he calls us. When confronted with his storm, Jonah knew what he had to do. He told the sailors,
[00:00:49] Pick me up and throw me into the sea and it will become calm. I know that it's my fault that this great storm has come upon you. You can read that in Jonah chapter 1.
[00:01:01] Jonah knew all mighty God was not going to let his open rebellion go unnoticed. He knew that he could not hide from God's sovereignty, and telling the sailors to throw him into the sea, Jonah declared that he was done running away from God.
[00:01:18] When Jonah surrendered to God, the raging sea grew calm. Sometimes the consequences of our sin linger, even after our repentance. But the storm of rebellion will abate only after we have repented of the sin. We'll be tossed about on those stormy waves as long as disobedience occurs.
[00:01:39] But when we seek God's face, he'll give us the strength to face our storms and deepen our faith to live out his good purposes. Let's pray together.
[00:01:49] God, when we find ourselves in the middle of a storm, help us to submit to you so that you can show us the source of that storm. Help us to respond in obedience. We pray this in the name of Jesus, amen.
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