Matthew 8:23-27 says that Jesus ^“. . . got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, ‘Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!’ He replied, ‘You of little faith, why are you so afraid?’ Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. The men were amazed and asked, ‘What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!'”

When Jesus fell asleep in the boat and then was awakened by the screaming disciples, He seemed disappointed or maybe exasperated at the disciples for having such little faith.

What if the disciples did not wake Him, but instead clung to Him?  What if when they were scared, they quietly dropped to their knees at His feet or maybe just crawled up next to Him – just to be close to Him? 

In times of trouble, maybe if we fall to our knees at His feet or just crawl into His arms to be held instead of allowing fear to grip us…whatever little faith we have will grow as we draw closer to Him during the storm. After all, Jesus is right there in the boat riding out the storms of life with us. Let Him hold you, hear Him telling you everything will be okay. Just be held in the loving arms of our Savior. Feel His love.