Stormy Seas

By Hazel Holland

This is an impressionistic/abstract that I created using soft pastels as I remembered how we all go through storms in our lives of one kind or another...

When it seems like the storm will never end, and you feel weak and helpless and full of fear, remember how Jesus came walking on the water... stepping through the whitecaps towards the terrified disciples as if the angry waves were mere asphalt?  Can you hear His welcome voice as it thundered with power and authority in the midst of that storm?

"It is I... don't be afraid!

Just as He calmed the sea that stormy night long ago and brought the disciples safely to the shore, so He comes striding across the turbulent sea of your life.  With a voice more powerful than any wind of adversity, He says to you right now:

"I AM with you!  Don't be afraid!  Let Me step into the restless sea of your anxious thoughts and emotions and quiet your spirit with My love.  Let Me hold you as I sing over you. Let Me lead you as we dance over the whitecaps on this turbulent sea of life together.  Let Me bring you safely to shore." ♥

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