Raise your faith

" But as they sailed, he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water and were in jeopardy. (LUKE 8:23)  And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose and rebuked the wind and raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. (LUKE 8:24)  And he said unto them, where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying on to another, what manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him (LUKE 8:25) And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. (LUKE 8:26)." Anybody can be steady when there is no storm. The Lord spoke to me to share with you about being steady not hysterical, not frantic, not anxious but steady in the storm.  Looks bad, it looks tough but remain steady. You are closer to there than you have ever been before. And in order to get there you must be steady in the storm. The true skills...

  Growing up, I was always the quiet kid. The kid who always behaved in class, who never got caught being too loud or rebellious in any way. I would say that, on the whole, I was a good kid who was considered good by most. But as I grew up and slowly grew into the person I am, I realized that I was not a good child because I was better than other children. I was good because I was afraid to be myself. You see, I grew up in an extremely abusive home. My father indulged in alcohol and had severe anger issues. My father instilled a fear in me that I still struggle with today as an adult. My father never once laid a hand on me, nor did he have to. When he just looked at me, my heartbeat fast and my hands shook. My father's physical abuse was more directed at my mother  Growing up and seeing all that I experienced as such a young child, especially having to be taken away from home because things were getting alot worse than they always were, I developed severe anxiety and...