Matthew 8: 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”

What is your situation this morning? What have you gotten yourself into that is overwhelming you and making you afraid? A relationship you knew was wrong from the outset, more responsibility on the job than you can handle, higher debt than you know what to do with? Whatever it is for you, you have come to the point of despair. Well, child of God, I have good news. God is not the least bit surprised by your situation. He has been watching all along. In some ways we are often very much like a kitten with a ball of thread – the harder we try to unravel ourselves from a particular situation, the worse it gets. So, do what the disciples did – go to the Lord and ask for his help. He will grant relief in some way, allowing you to get through the crisis. Honor him as Lord over everything including your life.

Read Matthew 8: 23 – 27. The record indicates that Jesus spoke to the wind and everything calmed down but does it occur to you that the disciples had to then set about bailing out the water that had gotten into the boat? Likewise there is work for you to do now. Implement change. Extricate yourself from relationships that demean you, adjust your attitude in the workplace, manage your time better, kill off some cravings and desires, whatever has brought you to where you are, take one immediate step to subdue it.

For many, excess debt is the big elephant in the room and it grows daily via the credit card(s). Do you know it is possible to have just one? Begin to starve the elephant by keeping only one card that is valid everywhere and destroy all the others. Get one through a credit union so you have the benefit of a lower interest rate. A year from now you will be amazed at the improvement in your situation. Why? Because you have been making more conscious choices about what is a need as opposed to “I like that, let me get it.”

“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7). He has given you the ability to think critically and problem solve so you can be proactive and wise and not just be swept along by circumstances.