A nurse came into my hospital room yesterday morning to prepare me for back surgery. We visited for a few minutes and she said to me that I seemed to be going into the surgery with a confidence which would help me as I went through the process.
All of a sudden, the Bible story I had just read fit what she was seeing in me. I saw this as an opportunity to talk to her about Jesus.
I said, “may I share a story?” “Sure.” So I read this story.
“Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, ’Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!’” ‘He replied, You of little faith, why are you so afraid?’ Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. The men were amazed and asked, ‘What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him’”
Matthew 8:23-27
What she saw in me yesterday was that I had just placed my storm in the hands of the one with power to do something. As a result my peace and confidence reflected out to her and provided an opportunity to talk about the Lord.