Good morning everyone,

Acts 27:23-25-For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.

The apostle Paul was sailing through a storm that he knew could take the life of the whole ship, yet he knew that the purpose of his life wasn’t going to end in a disaster on a ship, because he took God at His Word, knowing his purpose went beyond the present storm. He easily could’ve panicked and doubted whether God’s Word was true for him and allowed his fear to discourage him.

However in the midst of the storm he didn’t allow fear to dictate his purpose for God. Instead he encouraged everyone on the ship that since his purpose is to get to Rome than this ship will not be destroyed! Imagine the confidence in His God to look like a fool as the waves tossed the ship back and forth?

But in order to be an encourager in "storms" rather than fearful and isolated, you must believe in the purpose God has for your life. Without purpose you will not be encouraged in and through the storms of your life, but discouraged, believing every "storm" you go through is coming to destroy you. Instead take God at His Word, in doing so you might be saving someone else’s life as well as your own.

In His Love, Ld

On Oct 25, 2012 10:38 AM, "eldoret gentry" <eldorets> wrote: