Day 10 - Facing the Storms of Life

we would all face the storms of life (Matthew 6:25-27)
Bear Grylls






Psalm 7:10-17
1. Take up the shield of faith
David's shield is 'God Most High' (Psalm 7:10)
This is the best protection you could ever have against the attacks of the enemy.


Lord, thank you that I am able to say with the psalmist, 'My shield is God Most High.'


Matthew 8:23-9:13
2. Trust in Jesus the Savior
The natural response to the storms of life is doubt and fear. Jesus tells them that the response to storms should be trust ('You of little faith' v.26a) and that you should not be afraid ('why are you so afraid?' v.26a).
God's 'mercy' is his kindness and forgiveness towards people who do not deserve it. Receive and enjoy his mercy yourself and then be merciful to others.


Lord, thank you that in all the storms of life I can cry out, 'Lord, save us.' Help me to trust you in these times and not to be afraid.


Genesis 21:1-23:20
3. Thank God for his provision
During the waiting period the challenge is to keep on trusting God.
'My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus' (Philippians 4:19)


Lord, thank you that you are a shield, a Savior and a provider. Help me to keep trusting in you and to not be afraid. Help me to keep you as the number one priority in my life.




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inflatable (공기나 가스로) 부풀리게 되어 있는

• an inflatable mattress/raft 공기 주입식 매트리스

v. inflate [ɪn^|fleɪt] 1. (공기나 가스로) 부풀리다/부풀다 2. (가격을.이) 올리다. 오르다

• Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.
• The principal effect of the demand for new houses was to inflate prices.

n. inflation 인플레이션, 통화 팽창, 물가 상승률


rigid 1. (흔히 못마땅함) 규칙. 방법/ 사람이 엄격한, 융퉁성 없는 2. (사물) 뻣뻣한, 잘 휘지 않는

• The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid 편협하고 융퉁성 없었었다
• There is a very rigid hierarchy in the company 엄격한 계급 제도

dinghy [^|dɪŋi;^|dɪŋgi] 소형보트

Conceive 1. (생각, 계획 등을) 마음속으로 하다, 상상하다 2. (아이를 )가지다/임신하다

• God is often conceived of as male.
• I cannot conceive what it must be like. 그게 어떤 모습이어야 하는지 나는 상상이 안 돼
• She is unable to conceive
• Their first child was conceived on their wedding night.

disillusionment 환멸

• def. the disappointment that you feel when you discover that something is not as god as you had expected or thought
• There is widespread disillusionment with the present government

liken ~에  비유하다, 비기다 (to)

• People liken this price increase of gas to a tax
• The writers often liken life to a trip

take up ~을 집어 올리다, ~을 태우다. ~을 보호하다
Pharisee 바리새인
crook (비격식) 사기꾼 v. (손가락이나 팔을) 구부리다

• That salesman is a real crook

riffraff  천한/하찮은 사람
coddle (흔히 못마땅함) 애지중지하다

• The lion does not coddle the weak. 약한 새끼를 키우지 않는다
• I don't want to coddle him 그의 응석을 다 받아주고 싶지 않아

provision 1. 공급, 제공 2. 대비, 준비 3. provisions (장거리 여정을 위한) 식량 4. (법률) 조항

• The government is responsible for the provision of health care.
• You should make provision for things going wrong.

 abomination 혐오, 가증스러운 것

• The institution of slavery is of course an abomination

bury [^|beri] 묻다

• He was buried in ABC Cemetery.