Whose report hath they believed? They took counsel from men rather than Paul who had the ability to speak the oracle of God . Surely we see that flesh will fail you. God is omniscient and we ought to hear Him and eat the good of the land Too often we ignore God and hence all the chaos in our world.
I believe this is where the naming of storms,hurricanes,earthquakes etc came from,every thing is derived from the bible,for example"hurricane Katrina"this is.one of my thoughts of Acts27:14
I love versus 20 - 23 when all hope was taken away that they would be saved. Paul spoke out of FAITH and declared the Lords promise to save them. Even though the their situation did not look favorable Paul chose to believe God anyway. This chapter will teach you how look past what you are seeing and dare to believe God for the victory.
Paul said "I Perceive" truely it was the help of inward witness and the fear of God that was in Him he sense it that something danger want's to happen and He never confused the people by saying to them the Spirit of the Lord to me. He said, I perceive. How did he perceive it? By the inward witness. He did not perceive it mentally. He did not perceive it physically. In his spirit he had this wintness. Compare to this days men of God tha doesn't have the fear of God will punp-up out that the Lord told me that there is danger in order for those that are with such man of God to respect his voice. Remember that the primay way God leads His children is by the inward witness..... Acts 27:9-10
How to make it when all your pieces are broken. The easy way to come Back is when you have resources. We find ourselves coming back to broken pieces. God has never been intimidated, all God wants you to do is have faith. No matter how broken your situation is God has always a promise for you. Storms are not going to call you, you have to learn how to anticipate. If you’re coming out of storm you need to tell God thank you. You need to learn how to pray before you get in trouble, not when you in trouble. The enemy wants to stop you with a storm, but God promises there is no way he will let the enemy put you in storm. God's going to put your pieces back together only if you have faith and believe in God's promises. Without faith it is impossible to believe God's promises. Your faith will determine your future. The purpose of your storm is to draw you closer to God and to see God in your life.
Molly, Please read these BIBLE verse. I pray that they will help and I am praying for you.I pray that these help you to understand the right and wrong way to fasting. The main thing is that fasting never works without prayer as well.The reason for prayer and fasting is to get closer and hear from GOD. Yes, brush your teeth and rinse your mouth. MATTEW 17;16-21. ACTS 13:2-3, ACTS 14: 23, Fasting and praying with others that believe as you do helps a lot. ACTS 27:33-44 Shows how prayer and fasting works for the good. Notice verses 33-35 how Paul had everyone eat for there own health. True fasting want hurt your health. Be responsable like Paul was.