The miracles of Jesus - Classical Christian Literature by Athleo.net

214 WALKING ON THE SEA
I.
That there are seasons in which life resembles
a stormy sea.
I speak of life in general, and not of life as it
develops itself in the experience of an)- particular
class
of men.
i. There arc stormsfor all, believers and unbelievers
alike.
You must not imagine that by believing the
Gospel you will escape the storms of life, or you
will be grievously disappointed. Yuii may then,
possibly, be exposed to fiercer blasts than before.
Troubles hitherto unknown may now present
themselves.
Nor can you expect that by refusing to
believe the Gospel you will escape the storms of life.
In that case you only linger in the regions whence
every storm proceeds. Some through their noblemindedness
and lofty aims suffer from the attacks of
ignoble souls, the opposition of corrupt society, the
scorn of a perverse world.
Others through abandoning
themselves to the sway of evil desires
rush headlong
to miser\', ruin, and death. It matters not what
your position in life
ma)* be—whether you be rich or
poor, famous or obscure—the storms of life, with
more or less violence, will certainly disturb your
course. And the only way to be happy in the
midst of them is to endure them bravely, trusting in
the mercy and goodness of God. He who puts his