He will carry you through the storm

a wise friend once told me "imagine yourself in a big strong ship with the winds & waves threatening around you. Christ is the ship. Hang on tightly and don't let go. Everything is gonna be alright." ~ miss that chick! But really, when you think about it life isn't always cute puppies & roses...sometimes there are storms.. bad days.. but it is during those storms that Jesus works best. Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives, cancer, anxiety, broken hearts, depression, anger, you get the idea; doesn't always happen for our good. Sometimes it happens to help another person life. In the book of Matthew 14:30 Peter was in a boat and saw Jesus walking on water. He asked if that was really Him and got out of the boat to run toward Him verse 30 says "but when Peter saw how strong the wind was, he was afraid & started sinking. "Save me Lord!" he shouted."   What can we get out of this story?  One thing I learned is, never take your eyes off Jesus.  Most of the time the trials, pain, struggles happen so that we can grow and become closer to Jesus. I've learned that over and over in my share growing up in a deaf family, going to college, moving to a new state and not knowing anybody. Keeping my faith and eyes on Jesus is what got me through those storms. There's no greater feeling than being in the arms of Jesus a comforting peaceful place. 

Keep looking up! :)