Jesus and the disciples had been in Capernaum on the north side of of Sea of Galillee and now headed for Bethsaida (on the NE side of the Sea of Galilee) when the evening's storm blew them to Gennesaret instead (the NW side of the Sea of Galilee), essentially blowing them backwards -- in the opposite direction that they wanted to go. Notice our Lord's response. He does not tell the Apostles to set out to sea and try again.  Instead, he disembarks and begins to minister to the people around him. Christ's response is to see the storm as God's will and to minister appropriately wherever he lands.

How do I respond when my day is blown off course?  Do I respond to daily (or even major life-changing) "inconveniences" by looking for God's pur…