I'm Sleeping Through This Storm!

     There have been many trials I've been through since becoming a Christian and giving my life to Jesus.  But none have been more trying, persistent, and ongoing than migraine headaches.  I can remember times even late last year when I can hardly work, or I've been sitting in the Union Station garage screaming in pain while waiting for this migraine to leave but it wouldn't.  I eventually had to go home that day so I never got out of the car and walked the 2 blocks to my job at the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower). I drove home with a massive headache with one eye barely open. By the grace of God I made it home in about 1 1/2 hours. Another time my wife was able to leave her job and drive me home. Then there were the number of times I've spent hours in the emergency room of the local hospital waiting for some kind of relief from these headaches!  I have struggled for years (since August 1987) with these migraines. I've prayed to God for years to take them away, went to the altar and had pastors, deacons and elders pray for deliverance. I've even sown seed and asked God to grant me a spiritual healing (that was in my early Christian days), but to no avail. I still to this day get horrible migraines in spite of seeing several doctors, neurologists, and specialists. They seem to go away for a while then at a random time they come back again and last about 1 - 3 months. 

     I say all this to say that this is a storm (a squall as it is called in Matthew 8:24, KJV) that has invaded my life and I can choose to let it overtake me and stop me from operating in the ministry God gave us; or I can choose to trust God that everything will be okay through the storm and continue forward in this mission in spite of the pitfalls I encounter.  I believe that's what Jesus was doing when He was sleeping in the boat during a furious storm. He wasn't concerned about what was going on around Him at that moment because He knew they were going to the other side! This shows us something about faith.  Even in our darkest hour, we shouldn't be afraid because God is always there with us.

     As I go through this storm, I will continue to praise God at all times and lean on Him for strength. This is what God meant when He said, "Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see." (Hebrews 11:1 - NLT)  So continue to rest during the storms you encounter in your life. Rest in the peace that God is in control and He will never leave you nor forsake you. 

God bless you!
Robert T Sells
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