He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
Come On Mace, Get Real! There Are Storms ... Always!
Maybe In Your Life, Dena, But Not In Mine Because ...!
... Yes, We Know! You Are Blessed! Aren't We All!?!
Okay, Before This Gets Out Of Hand, I Shall Have A Say In This Matter!
Yes, Sis. Sullivan!!!
Brethren, Whether You Want To Accept It Or Not, Storms Are Raging Nonstop! There Are Storms Above Us! There Are Storms Around Us, And Believe It Or Not, There Are Storms Constantly Raging Within Us!
Sis. Sullivan, While I Respect Your Knowledge Of The Scriptures, And Your Love For Us, And Your Desire For Our Spiritual Growth, I Roundly Reject Your Idea Of The Storm Within!
There Could Be Storm-Clouds Over My Head, There Could Be Raging Waters At My Feet, But A Storm Within!?! Nahhh! Nope! Not Today!
My Head Ain't Aching! My Stomach Ain't Churning! My Heart Ain't Racing, And I Ain't Running Around Like A Chicken Without A Hat-Holder!
Simply Sorted And Said, Sadie-May! Are You A Christian!?!
What A Question, Sis. Sullivan! Of Course, I Am! Why Do You Ask And With That Tone Of Voice Which I Know I Don't Like!?!
Sadie-May, A Still Distant But Incoming Storm Is A Storm Above Us!
A Flood Swirling At Our Feet Is A Storm Landed And Around Us!
What Would You Call The Internal Upheaval That Every Committed Christian Feels In Their Daily Struggle Against Known Sin And For Christ's Free To All Salvation!?! Be Honest!
Sis. Sullivan, What's Your Definition Of Storm!?!
Sadie-May, Please Just Remember That Every "Good" Storm Includes A Free Service Of Rearrangement And A Garbage Dump Run!
Oh, Dear, Oh, Dear!
What Did You Say, Sadie-May!?!
Nothing! I Did Not Say Anything, Sis. Sullivan!
Brethren, Think Carefully: Would Our Lord Have Said That He Would Make The Storm, Our Storms, A Calm If There Would Not Be Storms In Our Lives!?!
Would You Need A Refuge If There Are No Storms Of Life Sweeping Above, Around Or Within Us!?!
You Know, We Often, And Erroneously, Believe That Our Greatest Storms In Life Are External!
Come On, Sis. Sullivan, Don't You See The Wreckage Made Of People's Lives Even From Storms That Don't Actually Touch Down!?!
Yes, Mace, I Do, But Even More, I See The Complete Wreckage Of Lives Destroyed, And Lives Also Lost, Because Of Refusal To Accept The Truth Then Present That A Storm Was Incoming, That Measures Needed To Be Taken To Safeguard Self From Satan Aka The Storm, That Trusting Only Jesus Christ Could, And Would, Save Us, That The Arm Of Man Was A Poor Weapon In The Day Of Battle, And That Denial Of Truth By Lack Of Trust In God Is The Surest Way To The Land Of Defeat, Destruction, And Death!
Sadie-May, Denying Truth Does Not Turn Truth Into A Lie!
Your Denying Facts Does Not Make Facts Fiction!
The Lord Is Truth As His Word Is Truth!
Our Internal Struggles Are Storms, Big Or Little, Controllable And Extinguishable By The Prayer Of Faith Which Cannot Fail, Or Uncontrollable By Doubt And Disbelief Which Is Sin, Lawlessness, And Unbelief Which Is A Plea For Help To Believe ... The Truth!
Where Do You, Where Will You, Stand!?!
Will You Acknowledge, Understand, Accept, And Act Upon The Truth Of The Internal Storm, And Give Our Lord Christ The Glory, Or Will You Reject Obvious Sight And Give That Damned Devil The Win Which Can't Benefit Him But Surely Destroys You!?!
Truly, Beloved, A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste!
As Usual, Dear Brethren, Free Will And Freedom To Choose Are In Play!
I Commend Us All To Almighty God! Have Hearts Of Faith!
Peace!
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