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It’s a new year; it’s time to make New Years’ resolutions. How many have made at least one New Year’s resolution? How many have already broken your New Year’s resolution?
The most common New Year’s resolution is to diet or eat healthier. The problem, however, is that most people think they need to eat all the junk food in the house so it’s not there to tempt them anymore. By the time they finish eating all the junk food in the house, their sugar habit is locked and loaded for the next year.
It’s not just a new year, however, it’s a new decade. So much has changed over not just the last year, but the last 10 years. Ten years ago, the world was still reeling from the 2008 economic crash. The average price of a home in this area was still falling. The US was actively involved in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Ten years ago, there was no iPad, no Instagram, and people were still using MySpace and watching movies on VCRs.
Life itself changes in ten years. What a decade for us. We had three grandchildren born in this last decade and we lost our oldest daughter. I’m sure your life has changed dramatically in ten years as well. While it’s good to look back a bit, it’s more important to look forward. We don’t know what the future holds, but we know who holds the future.
While many things change, there are many things that remain the same. Relationships still matter. It’s still good to have integrity and godly character. There will still be many storms in life and we still need faith. In fact, we will need more faith.
You will still a foundation on which to build your life. God is still on the throne and therefore now is the time for revival. The best way to prepare for whatever may come is to strengthen faith.
In Acts 27, Paul is on a ship headed for Rome. He was held as a prisoner in Caesarea for two years without charges brought against him. When Paul realized there would be no justice he appealed to Caesar. He had that right as a Roman citizen. The Roman governor replied, “You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go.”
Paul was put in the charge of a Roman centurion who was responsible to get him to Rome. They set sail from Caesarea, but along the way they encountered a storm so severe they become shipwrecked as they tried to run their ship onto a beach.
There will be shipwrecks in life; things will happen that won’t make sense, or when life brings an unimaginable and unexpected tragedy. Shipwrecks in life may come in many forms; it can be a tragedy in your health, a financial disaster, marriage on the rocks, or someone close to you dies and you have to cope with the loss.
But you can go through storms and even shipwrecks of life, without having your faith be shipwrecked. Someone once said, “Faith that cannot be tested is faith that cannot be trusted.” These verses are about having faith that grows stronger through the storms.
I. Life Brings Many Storms
 The older a person gets, the more they understand this is true because they have experienced many storms themselves.
 This is troublesome to many, but God never promised to keep us from storms. Jesus said, “In this world you will have many troubles, but take courage, I have overcome the world.”
A. Storms come even in God’s will
 The Lord made it known to Paul that he would be a witness for the gospel in Rome. Therefore, Paul was perfectly in the center of God’s will, yet here he was going through a storm and even suffered a shipwrecked.
 Is tempting to think that if you’re fulfilling God’s purpose in your life that God should make the way smooth before you.
 There are certainly times when the wind blows gently, and the sun is shining on your shoulders which no doubt would make you happy.
Illus - You might even break into song; “Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy; sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.” Hey, if there’s sunshine on your shoulders, enjoy it and give God glory for it.

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