One of the reasons God will allow turmoil that he doesn't ease is he wants to bump up your understanding of who he is.

Dr Tony Evans says God wants us to know that he operates outside of the limitations of the natural world.

He wants you to see that if you hang with him, you can walk on water with him.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical

teachings from the archives of Dr Tony Evans. Just as the physical world

experiences severe weather events, our lives are subject to spiritual

tempests that will try to overcome us when they hit.

But in today's message, Dr Evans explains why having the Lord in your life can make you stronger than any

storm you'll need to face.

Let's join him as he begins.

He tells us in Matthew chapter 14, verse 22, that Jesus made the decision. Matthew,

14,

Jesus made the disciples get into the boat.

They weren't volunteering to get in the boat.

He had to force them to get in the boat. He had to force them to get in the boat. He had to

convince them, one version says, to get into the boat. They didn't want to leave. They

didn't want to leave for two reasons. They didn't want to leave. They didn't want to leave for two reasons. They didn't want to leave

Jesus, but they knew the weather forecast wasn't in their favor. These are guys who

lived on the water. These were fishermen. They lived on the sea of

Galilee and they knew things look shaky. And this is not a good time to go,

especially when we're time to go,

especially when we're going to go later in the evening.

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