Christ-followers have an ultimate stabilizer at their disposal — and it is called trust in God. As a ship’s stabilizer works to counteract motion, trust in God works to calm our fears, even when the storms of life are at their strongest.

Who do you say Jesus is? What does the way you live your life say about what you truly believe the answer to be?

Nowhere do you see in Jesus’ life or His teachings that we are to run headfirst into life or anything without first praying, thinking through and preparing for what lies ahead.