Storms of Fear 恐惧的风暴
Dexu Xia
[Jesus] said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” Mark 4:40
In a TV commercial I saw recently, a woman casually asks someone in a group watching TV, “What are you searching for, Mark?” “A version of myself that doesn’t make decisions based on fear,” he responds soberly—not realizing that she was just asking what he liked to watch on TV!
Whoa, I thought. I wasn’t expecting a TV commercial to hit me so profoundly! But I related to poor Mark: I too feel embarrassed by the way fear sometimes seems to direct my life.
Jesus’ disciples also experienced the profound power of fear. Once, as they headed across the Sea of Galilee (Mark 4:35), “a furious squall came up” (v. 37). Terror gripped them, and they suggested that Jesus (who’d been sleeping!) might not care about them: “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” (v. 38).
Fear distorted the disciples’ vision, blinding them to Jesus’ good intentions for them. After He rebuked the wind and waves (v. 39), Christ confronted the disciples with two penetrating questions: “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” (v. 40).
Storms rage in our lives as well, don’t they? But Jesus’ questions can help us put our fears in perspective. His first question invites us to name our fears. The second invites us to entrust those distorted feelings to Him—asking Him for eyes to see how He guides us even through life’s most raging storms.
What storms are you facing right now? How can you entrust your fears and emotions to Jesus when the winds blow and the waters rise?
Loving Savior, thank You that You’re always present in the storm. As I move through life’s scary moments, help me each day to talk to You and entrust You with my fears.
耶稣对他们说：“为什么胆怯，你们还没有信心吗？”—马可福音4章40节
我最近看到一个电视广告，有一群人正在看电视，一个女人随口问了其中一人：“小克，你在寻找什么？”小克认真地回答说：“我在寻找一个方法，不让恐惧影响我的决定！”他并没意识到对方只是问他想看什么节目。
哇！真没想到一则广告会给我留下如此深刻的印象！我能同理可怜的小克，因为有时恐惧也似乎掌控了我的生活，让我感到羞愧。
耶稣的门徒也经历过恐惧的强大力量。某天他们渡过加利利海时，“忽然起了暴风”（马可福音4章35-37节）。门徒陷入恐惧，甚至以为耶稣在睡觉，应该是不在乎他们，因而他们喊叫说：“夫子！我们丧命，祢不顾吗？”（38节）
恐惧扭曲了门徒的眼光，使他们看不见耶稣基督的美意。耶稣斥责风和海之后（39节），向门徒提出了两个一针见血的问题：“为什么胆怯，你们还没有信心吗？”（40节）
暴风也在我们的生活中肆虐，不是吗？但耶稣的问题可以帮助我们以正确的眼光看待内心的恐惧。祂的第一个问题要我们思考自己有哪些恐惧，第二个问题则要我们将那些负面的感受交托给祂。求主赐我们属灵的眼光，即便在人生最猛烈的风暴中，也能看见祂如何引导我们继续前行。
你现在正面临什么样的风暴？在惊涛骇浪中，你如何将恐惧和情绪交给耶稣？
慈爱的救主，谢谢祢在风暴中仍与我同在。
当我面对狂风怒涛时，帮助我能天天向祢倾诉，将恐惧交给祢。