“¹³ Your ways, God, are holy. What god is as great as our God? ¹⁴ You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.” —Psalm 77:13-14

“²⁵ Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.” —John 21:25

“²³ Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. ²⁴ Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. ²⁵ The disciples went and woke him, saying, ‘Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!’ ²⁶ He replied, ‘You of little faith, why are you so afraid?’ Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. ²⁷ The men were amazed and asked, ‘What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!’” —Matthew 8:23-27

1. Physical Storms.
2. Emotional Storms.
3. Spiritual Storms.

“³⁸ Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, ‘Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?’ ³⁹ He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Quiet! Be still!’ Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.” —Mark 4:38-39

Storms reveal our depth of relationship with God.

“¹⁹ We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure…” —Hebrews 6:19

We can’t control the storm around us, but we can anchor what is in us.

“²⁶ My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
We are anchored when we cultivate the presence of God. —Psalm 73:26

“¹ Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. ² I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’ ³ Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. ⁴ He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” —Psalm 91:1-4

We are anchored when we remember God’s Word.

“⁸¹ My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.” —Psalm 119:81

We are anchored when we understand God’s process.

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,² through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. ³ Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; ⁴ perseverance, character; and character, hope.” —Romans 5:1-4