27/06/2025
GOD IS ON YOUR SIDE!
“They were terrified and asked each other, Who is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!” Mark 4:41 (NIV)
There is something we as believers can learn from every storm we face, but first and foremost, we need to realize that God is always on our side.
Because we have learned that God works all things for our good (Romans 8:28), we can sometimes begin to assume that God creates problems in our lives to teach us things. Because we learn from the storms we face, we believe that God planned for those things to happen. Meanwhile, this couldn't be further from the truth!
God is not a sadistic father. He would never arrange for a child to die, for a spouse to leave, or for a business to go bankrupt just to teach you some life principles. He has given us the Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth!
Experience is not the best teacher. The Holy Spirit is much better! God would rather have the Holy Spirit guide you to know how to create a great marriage; He would not orchestrate a divorce to teach you that!
The truth is that God does not send storms your way: life has a way of doing that on its own. God is on your side, not on the side of the storm.
There may be things you can learn from the storm, but that doesn't mean God is putting that pain and suffering on you. Quite the contrary. As you face the storms of life, know that you have a helper, a comforter, an intercessor, a support in the emergency: the Holy Spirit. (See John 14:26)
God is on your side against the storm, and with Him, you are victorious!
Pastor Leon Fontaine