Title: Growth in the midst of suffering
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In the text, there are external storms and internal storms (temptations of fame, power, and popularity). How were you able to overcome these things?
First, we overcame the internal storm through prayer (verses 46-47).
After leaving the miraculous place called Five Byeong-Eye, he went to the mountain alone, and Jesus prayed.
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The time when Jesus walked on the water in verse 48 is the darkest and quietest time.
It must have been the most difficult time for the disciples at the crossroads of life and death.
But Jesus came to see this situation.
This is grace.
Second, faith must grow even in the midst of hardship (verse 50).
The storm the disciples met was probably what Jesus intended.
In verse 45, the word “hurried” contains the meaning of coercion.
Oh Byeong-Eye's seat of joy and emotion.
Perhaps it was the place of the miracle that made the disciples feel proud that they were good at following Jesus.
I hurriedly left and went to the other side.
But at that time, it was a storm that greeted them before the miraculous emotion had cooled down.
Why did Jesus lead his disciples in this way?
Jesus wanted his disciples to grow in their faith.
Example) A picture on the theme of peace (a baby bird sleeping in its mother's arms amid the rain and wind on a cliff)
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Verse 52 points out that the disciples' hearts become dull.
The Lord wants us to show our faith today, not yesterday, through confession of faith and growth.
Acts 16:25-26 says, “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and praising God, and they heard them. Then suddenly there was a great earthquake, and the roof was moved, and all the doors were opened, and all the bindings of everyone were taken off.”
Even if it is a prison, when we pray and praise with faith, not only our own bonds are loosened, but the entire bond is loosened.
A kite cannot fly without wind.
To fly a kite, you have to run.
If there is no wind, the boat will not move.
To move a boat, you have to row.
If the wind is too strong, you can use the power to build a windmill.
If the wind is too strong, you can create a wind farm to generate electricity.
The problem is not the wind, but how you think and use it.
Suffering isn't the problem, it's how you think and view it that matters.