Acts 27- Faith Equals Keeping Your Cool

"But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood beside me and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.' So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island" (Acts 27:22-26).

Does your faith in Christ keep you calm and collected? It did for Paul. It is hard to even imagine being in this predicament. The ship had been lassoed with ropes to hold it together. The cargo had been pitched. The storms were not letting up. Every man was terrified of what might come of this. Furthermore, Paul references this terrible experience along with being cold, naked, hungry, beaten, in trouble from all sorts of dangers, etc... so he does not give us even an inch to say, 'couldn't have been that bad.' No. It was worse than we imagine. Yet, Paul seems to have a handle on things. I understand that he had an angel visit him but even so, it is impressive the way this stud carries himself in the midst of a literal storm.

How is your lack of faith allowing the storms of life to upset you? When things do not go according to your plan, are you at a loss? Are you totally devastated when everything is falling down around you? Or, is your faith in the unshakable Christ? Are you able to say;

"Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;

The body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still,

His kingdom is forever." -A Mighty Fortress is Our God