Faith is not merely an intellectual activity! It is an internal disposition!
Faith is not; thinking (or, believing) that someone or some external force can do something good or bad!
Faith is openness! Religion tries to give you a set of beliefs and dogmas! They are needed for any group development! Keep it up if necessary. But raise up from religiosity to a higher reality.
Many would say this Sunday that if you trust in Jesus, he will calm down your problems in life! Good for "kids"! Don't be a kid for a very long time! Hold on to your Father! No, problem!! But now you have children and grandchildren too. You have to lead them as well!!
When there is commotion and uproar, a good leader takes control of the situation and projects calmness, and proposes guidance. When there is agitation all around, a good leader would exhibit involved efforts to calm down the commotion. On the other hand, Poor leaders (like dictators or fundamentalists) would pour petrol on the fire!
When there is a problem in the community when there is emotions running high due to various reasons, let your internal disposition exhibit fine leadership!
When the weather is rough, better not to venture out! Wait for a better moment, wait for a conducive weather to take a ride!
Belief will venture you out! If you survive the trouble, you will add feathers to your belief! If you fail, you will attribute to another type of belief, such as "God's will" and so on.
Faith is openness! You will listen to nature, birds, children, experienced people, weather forecasts and so on. And then you will use your judgment to ACT!
And when there is an unexpected commotion, you will certainly be affected, perturbed, or disturbed. But, don't get succumbed to it. Observe and Act! Take leadership! Don't worsen the situation by frightening others! If you frighten the crowd, you will end up creating a religion!
Probably Jesus was pretending to sleep on a tossed-up boat, observing "all the leaders" creating and adding their bit of commotion in the "boat"!
Be composed and collected in the rough weathers of life! Waves would come and go, but you will have to survive and sail through! The second wave, third-wave...
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