BREAKING POINT

And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? (Mar 4:35-38 KJV)

Pick up any newspaper on any day or log on to the internet and you are confronted with loads of sad, negative and absolutely evil news of happenings across the globe. News of natural disasters and man’s wickedness towards one another has become a daily occurrence.  The rate of divorce is increasing at an alarming rate, homicide of terrible dimensions, juvenile delinquency, sickness and disease epidemic, job loss and abject poverty, suicide bombings and kidnappings, civil unrest and criminal gang activities and the list goes on. It is almost as if we are being drowned in the storm of evil happenings which is doing everything in its power to destroy mankind. Everyone is affected one way or the other. Quite interestingly Christians are not spared these problems and for many people they have reached breaking point; they just can’t take it anymore. 

The journey of life seems very much to me like the story of Jesus and his disciples on a journey from one sea coast to the other. While on that fateful journey, just like our life’s journey, the bible states that a great storm of wind arose. I want you to note that the disciples where on this journey with Jesus and this reveals to us that the fact that we are born-again or that you are acting based on God’s word does not exempt us from encountering problems and trials. Many Christians have neglected the place of their purpose just because problems arose and they suppose God didn’t send them. As a matter of fact, it is because we are in the right place that storms would arise. However, knowing this does not make these problems and trials vanish and many times when we have reached breaking point we look to God and ask what the disciples asked Jesus, ‘Master, don’t you care if we perish?’ When we are at this cross road let us stop and remember the word of the Lord to us in the book of Hebrews:

Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!] [Josh. 1:5.] So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me? (Heb 13:5-6 AMP)