Calm

 How easy is it to stay calm?

 When you think of calmness

what immediately comes

to your mind?

When we consider what

it means to remain calm

there is perhaps more

than one thing that

we think of.

Perhaps the most obvious

is to remain calm when

confronted by many possible

situations which could cause anger.

In those circumstances

some would find it very

difficult to remain calm, and to

not give in to anger or rage.

We can sometimes struggle

to remain calm when faced with 

something that could cause

alarm, panic or fear.

Now God, in the Old Testament

did at times respond to the Israelites'

disobedience with anger. Though

his anger is always justified.

As a Christian, to remain calm

in many circumstances is

what is best, as not doing

so could bring greater problems.

There is such a thing as righteous anger

which is only right when it 

follows God's nature, when

we get angry at injustice or sin, disobedience

and faithlessness.

Yet besides this, we should seek to

be and remain as calm as we can, as

this shows many things, to others and to God

It shows others that despite the

situations and circumstances 

that we are in and going through,

despite the many problems and

adversities that we have and may

face, this shows a trust in God.

It shows this also to God a trust 

in him, in his guidance, in his strength,

in his provision, in his help, in his

wisdom, in his ability to comfort us

and it also shows a trust in his Church.

So though the seas may be rough,

the wind may blow against us,

let us within ourselves remain calm

in the knowledge that God is

always for us, always there to still

the storms of life.