Stay FOCUSED!

"Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus...."(Hebrews 12:2)

With all the storms around us like division, leadership let downs, riots, famines, etc.. the Word of God calls us to "keep our eyes fixed on Jesus". The Word doesn't say that, just because its something we should do as Christians. It says it because that's what really matters. Mark 4:35-41 tells of Jesus and the disciples crossing a river to get to the other side. While on their way [to the other side], a storm kicks up and literally begins to physically break the boat. As this was going on, Jesus was in the back of the boat.........sleeping.......on a cushion......Jesus knew about the storm going into it, but yet He went in, with a cushion, and the intention to sleep; with the intention to be at peace.
After Jesus wakes up and calms the storm, He says to the disciples “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” (v. 40).  Now if Jesus had asked, why WERE you afraid, that would make more sense [to us]. If He did that, the issue then would have been about the disciples not trusting Jesus through the storm. Instead He asks why ARE, pointing to a state of now. The storm was long, gone, and done away with but Jesus was focused on the real issue; the focus of the disciples.

So a few things to point out

Jesus wants us to have intentional peace, both through and after a storm.
Jesus wants us to have intentional trust in Him.

The only way we can do this, is to stay focused on Jesus. When we are focused. the storm really isn't an issue. The family struggles, work situations, gains, status', positions, and any thing else really aren't an issue.

With our eyes fixed on Jesus, we wait on Him to take care of everything else.

"fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12:2  ~ NASB)