The storms across the southern United States this past Spring were horrible. People are still trying to recover; losses were estimated to be in the millions of dollars. Storms are not common but they are not predictable and they are not preventable. What often makes a storm a storm is that we are completely out of control of the situation. No wonder the term we use primarily for weather is also a metaphor for some of our life circumstances. We have all had some storms in life…some more devastating than others. Like the apprentices of Jesus in Matthew 8 we may believe that Jesus seems a bit indifferent to our plight. “How can He be sleeping while we are drowning?” We may know the verses that remind us of His unfailing love but our circumstances “feel otherwise.” What should we do in this storm? Should we be napping, bailing, rowing, singing or praying? It is hard to know, that’s what makes a storm a storm. One thing we should always be doing in a storm is “believing.” We may even need to pray, “Lord, increase our faith.” According to Jesus it is our “puny faith” that puts us in a panic. Jesus is with us in the very storm and His presence is the key. We must believe He can end this storm with a word AND we must believe that He can sustain us in the storm. He will not always cause the storm to stop, but He can calm the anxiety in our hearts to cease. Believing God and practicing Paul’s admonition to the Philippians (4:5-9) will bring a “peace that passes understanding.” It was not natural that the storm ceased the way it did when Jesus spoke to it and the peace He gives is not natural either. He may not calm the storm in your life but He has promised to calm the storm in your heart. Will you let the Prince of Peace reign?