http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/10/10/mark-645-56/ reading the bible as a community Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:23:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/10/10/mark-645-56/#comment-1994 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:31:08 +0000 http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/10/10/mark-645-56/#comment-1994 Why is it that after a miracle/a great experience of God in some way that you seem to get a battering from "real life" again? Why is it that Jesus watches from a distance but doesn't immediately step in to sort out the storm? How many times I've wanted to know why God stands and loooks at me in my "storms" but doesn't step in to stop them when I want Him to...but notice how Jesus DOES come to them; He comes back and gives encouragement in a human way (stopping the storm), not a super-spiritual one. Nor does He get exasperated with them for not seeing Him in all His power and glory but patiently encourages them. Bits like this encourage me in that even Jesus' inner circle could underestimate His power and still be free from a telling-off; so we too can be courageous in going to God when we underestimate Him because He will be patient and encourage us in our daily journey, even when we want Him to step in NOW and sort our storms out NOW and He doesn't...He will in the end. Why is it that after a miracle/a great experience of God in some way that you seem to get a battering from “real life” again? Why is it that Jesus watches from a distance but doesn’t immediately step in to sort out the storm? How many times I’ve wanted to know why God stands and loooks at me in my “storms” but doesn’t step in to stop them when I want Him to…but notice how Jesus DOES come to them; He comes back and gives encouragement in a human way (stopping the storm), not a super-spiritual one. Nor does He get exasperated with them for not seeing Him in all His power and glory but patiently encourages them. Bits like this encourage me in that even Jesus’ inner circle could underestimate His power and still be free from a telling-off; so we too can be courageous in going to God when we underestimate Him because He will be patient and encourage us in our daily journey, even when we want Him to step in NOW and sort our storms out NOW and He doesn’t…He will in the end.

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