“Ride Out the Storm!”

I don’t like riding in small airplanes or small boats. I have been in both and have had bad experiences, but God brought me through!!

Years ago, Bobby decided to get his “airplane license” so that he could go to Haiti and other islands to preach the gospel. Bobby has a good “head on his shoulders,” but he had only gotten his “private license.” He could fly VFR, which is when you can read the map and see where you are going. But he had not yet gotten his IFR, which is where you fly by instruments. As he was learning to fly, his instructor taught him one very good lesson… “Always trust your instruments instead of what you see or feel.” The reason for that is when you are flying, the skyline and the ocean can blend together. You cannot determine where the line is, and many people lose their lives “by not trusting their instruments.”

One time, Bobby had to fly over the Gulf of Mexico late at night. There was a bad storm and some of the lights on his instrument panel went out. He could not find his flashlight. There was just enough light to see his instruments. He remembered what his instructor had told him… “Don’t go by what you see or feel or think. Trust your instruments and ride out the storm.”

In Matthew 14:24, Jesus had gone up into a mountain to pray. His disciples were gone before him and into a ship. “But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.”

Jesus was about to teach them a great lesson. In life, we will have many storms, but we must learn to “ride out the storm” because the “Master of Storm” will always be there with us. In life, we will surely face storms, but we cannot run from them. “Follow your spiritual instruments of faith in the Word of God,” and you will ride out the storm! Sherry