Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed. - John 14:27 AMP

  You can learn to control what goes on in your mind! How? By filling it 
with God's Word. Not just the Word you read casually but the Word you 
process mentally, apply to each situation as it arises, and stand on in 
times of crisis because you know it's your right to have the peace God 
promises.

  Jesus rebuked His disciples because they lost their peace in the storm (Mk 
4:40). He didn't lose His. He was asleep in the back of the boat.  Where are 
you today? Resting with Jesus in the back or panicking with the others up 
front? Worry takes over when you forget two things:

  (1) What God has told you! Listen: "Let us go over to the other side" (Mk 
4:35 NIV). Once Jesus had spoken those words there wasn't a big enough wave 
to take them under. And anytime you're doing what God's told you to do, you 
can't go under either!

  (2) Who is with you in the boat! They thought they knew Jesus pretty well, 
but before the night was over they were asking, "Who is this? Even the wind 
and the waves obey Him" (Mk 4:41 NIV). God has permitted the storm you're 
going through today to show you that: (a) you don't have a problem He can't 
solve; (b) you may be powerless but He's not; (c) you're not alone, He's 
with you; (d) through this experience you'll come to know Him better.

  Jesus said, "Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed," 
because the only power worry has over you is the power you give it!

  Bible-in-a-year Reading: Ex 17:8-16, Eph 3:14-21


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