Confession: I spend about 5-10 minutes most days starting my day in God’s word as a pastor’s wife! 

I know, I know, there are some who may find this shocking as I do not devote a longer time deep diving into the Bible on a daily basis. My excuse is probably similar to that of some of you who may be reading this.

I find myself in a season of life running from one thing to another whether it’s for my job, getting my kids from one extracurricular activity to another, calendar meetings with my husband and managing my home. All while maintaining a healthy balance of prioritizing my marriage, nurturing and engaging my kids and, if time allows, taking care of myself!

A practice I have been doing for years to help me start my day off in the right direction and in an encouraging mindset is scripture writing. I followed a blogger by the name of Shannon Long who introduced this concept. She encouraged her readers/“followers” to write Bible verses daily to help with memorization and as Proverbs best describes it “write them on the tablet of your heart.”

Today’s passage I wrote out from Mark 4:39-40, “And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”

I like the Book of Mark in the Bible. When I participated in Bible Study Fellowship while my children were toddlers through lower elementary age, one of my group leaders described the Gospels of Mark as written for busy moms! Mark is constantly pointing out to the readers that Jesus is truly the Son of God. Mark witnessed that a lot of people around Jesus still did not believe in him, including the religious leaders and when the crowds got to be too much, Mark is always giving account how Jesus was always on the move. 

But here in these passages, we get a glimpse of Jesus resting…but in the middle of a storm! With just three words out of His mouth, he calms it.

This is one of my favorite songs about this verse, #nowplaying 🎧 Peace Be Still performed by Hope Darst:

“Peace be still

Say the word and I will

Set my feet upon the sea

‘Til I’m dancing in the deep

Peace be still

You are here so it is well

Even when my eyes can’t see

I will trust the voice that speaks.”

Jesus doesn’t ask us or tell us to devote hours and hours of deep diving in His word, He simply asks us if we have faith. Is there something in your life that you need Jesus to “calm” and proclaim peace over? Tell and ask Jesus, in faith, your fears and He will “calm” the storm of your life. 

In His Hands,
Angel Kruse