"And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, ALL hope that we should be saved was then taken away..." (Acts 27:20).It is interesting to me it is in the times of our greatest difficult that the Lords true power is shown in so many ways. It is also interesting to me that as the circumstances become worse my faith in Him increases. It is in those times of utter oblivion that I know He always hears me, and by hears i mean shows His power and His hand in my life.
I think it is because He always comes to our aid that He asks us not to murmur. "Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke..." (Philippians 2:14). I think for me when i begin to murmur, i am in essence blaming others for my trails and sorrows, as well as my weaknesses. Murmuring in essence is saying your failures are someone else's fault. Went i reflect on myself doing this i think how prideful, arrogant, and evil. It's just not right.
God has given me a clear way to avoid this pitfall and even to over the "cause" of it. "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God" (4:6). He asks me to pray unto Him and share my weaknesses with Him, to offer them to Him. He then promises peace and strength that knows no bounds, even His peace and His power: "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your [heart] and [mind] through Christ Jesus." (7) "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me" (13).
Truly there is nothing that we cannot do through Christ and with His help, why complain and why murmur when i know that Christ will personally aid my endeavor and strengthen my weaknesses. He lives and will always come to our aid. He lightens my load and commands the storm. O murmur not my soul and let the God of all rule your storm. For He is mighty to save. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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