I was listening to a snippet of a speaker from "Founder's Week" at Moody Bible Institute this morning. He was talking about when Jesus calmed the storm while he and his disciples were crossing the sea. Jesus is calmly sleeping, because he knows that all is safe in His Father's hands. The disciples freak out and wake Him. The problem isn't that they are concerned about the storm. It is that they ask Him "don't you care?"
This is a slap in the face to God because it completely doubts His character. Asking for help is an honest and proper response. It addresses the reality that we are dependent on God. But they don't ask for help. They accuse Jesus of not caring.
We will have to struggle with our fears and worries in this life, but throughout the scriptures God speaks the message "do not fear". He isn't telling us to "suck it up and stop being a baby". He knows our struggle. He is reminding us that the reason we don't need to fear is because HE is with us.
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