July 18 – This Storm Won’t Break You
Storms Turn in Your Favor
Today’s Verse
“He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Quiet! Be still!’ Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.”
– Mark 4:39
Not every storm that shows up in your life is meant to take you out. Some storms come to reveal the power you’ve been carrying all along. They aren’t always about punishment. Sometimes, they’re about positioning.
In Mark 4:39, Jesus didn’t ignore the chaos around Him. He stood up right in the middle of it and used His voice. He didn’t beg the storm to stop. He spoke with authority, and immediately, peace took over. That same authority is alive in you.
So when things around you start spiraling, you don’t have to spiral with them. You don’t have to break down just because life feels out of control. You can stand up in faith and say, “Enough. Peace, be still.”
That’s what spiritual maturity looks like. Not that storms stop coming, but that you stop crumbling when they do. Whether it’s financial pressure, emotional weight, spiritual warfare, or relational tension, you are not powerless. You’ve been given authority. Not just to survive the storm, but to shift the storm.
Sometimes, the very thing that looked like it was meant to destroy you ends up becoming the proof that God is with you. The storm starts turning in your favor. It pushes you closer to your calling. It wakes up your voice, and it ignites your boldness.
This isn’t the moment to sink into fear. It’s the moment to speak like Jesus did.
Bold Prophetic Declarations
Speak these out loud with boldness. Don’t whisper them.
I declare that this storm will not destroy me. It will reveal my power, stir my faith, and position me for victory. I speak peace in the middle of pressure and it will obey.
I have divine authority through Christ. I don’t wait for calm, I speak it. I don’t panic, I prophesy. I am not at the mercy of my circumstances because my words shift atmospheres.
I reject fear, anxiety, and hopelessness. These waves will not drown me. I rise like Jesus did, stand in my authority, and take command of what’s around me.
I declare that God is flipping the script. What was sent to shake me will serve me. What tried to delay me will launch me. The winds are turning and they’re pushing me forward.
This storm will not stop me. It will strengthen me.
I speak with boldness: Peace is my portion. Victory is my outcome. And favor is rising with the wind.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Action Step
Open to Day 18 in your Boldly Declared Reflection Companion and reflect on this;
How is God using this storm to grow my authority or deepen my faith?
Has something in me shifted today? Did I feel strength rise up where fear used to live? What will I now speak over this storm?
Journal your insight.
You have a voice and it carries weight. Use it.