During lunch time Sister E Chin messaged me that she need to talk with someone, and if I can call her. I called her and I can hear that she was in sadness. Thieves broke in to her house yesterday. She sounded fine when I called her last night, but may be because she was busy handled all the aftermath of the broke in.
She told me that she is very tired as Chelsea and she had been through a lot lately – losing job, fallen sick, financially tight, and now house got broke in. The thieves broke in and took away only monies, but not other things. Suddenly I understand what she meant. At least this is a blessing for her.
She felt sad and do not know what is the direction to go and seek for the Lord for answer and directions. She knows what she is doing is right but all those challenges come till she found herself in a very difficult situation financially now. She is having fear. She is seeking for what to do next. Her mind is troubled. I told her that I know what she experienced because I experience the same thing almost every month.
I was studying Matthew 14 this morning. Just as after I heard what she have to say, I have a feeling of telling her of what I have just learned. This chapter is about after learning of John the Baptist’s death, Jesus sought solitude, but He was followed by a multitude of people. He had compassion on them, healed their sick, and miraculously fed more than 5,000 of them.
I illustrated to her the same thing as she was very sad and do not know how to go on. It is almost the same thing like Jesus was. He tried to be alone to mourn or grieve, but others were seeking His attention. The next thing He did is showing compassion for others. It is almost the similar thing that Sister E Chin does with Sister Chelsea. Sister E Chin helped her going through her difficulties.
The second story in the Matthew chapter 14 is Jesus walks on the sea during a storm. He instructed His disciples to travel by ship to the other side of the Sea of Galilee while He sent the multitude away. It was evening when Jesus was alone on the mountain and the disciples were crossing the Sea of Galilee, and then they seeing someone walking on the water. They were afraid. they thought He was a spirit. Jesus called to them, “It is I; be not afraid.”
In the story, Peter wanted to walk on the water too. Jesus told Peter to come to Him. Peter climbed out of the boat. He began to walk on the water toward the Savior. Because the wind was blowing hard, Peter became afraid. He began to sink into the water and cried our to Jesus to save him. The Savior took Peter’s hand. He asked Peter why he did not have more faith.
In our real life too, it is normal for us to be scared and afraid as what Peter felt. Like Peter we might sometimes fail to maintain our faith in Jesus Christ and might succumb to fear, doubt, and discouragement when we face our challenges. In another way, like Peter if we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus Christ and maintain our faith in Him, we will not be overcome by our fears and doubts, but He can lift us from our fears and doubts.
It is normal that we would be afraid. I told her that even though God might not always spare us from struggles, He knows what we are experiencing and will, in His own time, come to our aid. It is the same thing that happened here, God knows what is happening to her now, and He definitely will come to comfort or comfort her.
E Chin told me that she was feeling better after talked to me. I told her frankly that I am not sure that if I manage to help her, but I just feel that I should share with her this chapter that I read.
I know that it is not only for her, but a reminder for myself as well. The Lord is counselling me in whatever circumstances that I am facing, it is just like this story of Matthew chapter 14. I should be focused on Jesus Christ and always show compassion for others even though I walk through or in the storm of life.
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