The first step to being calm is to consider who your shepherd is: He is powerful and personal, sustaining and satisfying.

Trust in Jesus John 9:1-11

In John 11, we see that in the face of death, we can turn to and trust in Jesus because He has forever defeated death for us.

In John 6, we learn that Jesus knows our biggest need, uses our smallest gift, and satisfies our deepest hunger.

In John 5, we learn that Jesus sees people we often look past and has the power to heal our brokenness.

In John 4, there is a contrast between superficial and saving faith. Superficial faith is a faith that Jesus does not believe in. Saving faith is a faith that believes in Jesus.

This first miracle tells us a lot about Jesus and why He came: He came to give abundant joy now and eternal joy forever. John 2 teaches us we can have joy despite our disasters, joy because of our dependence, and joy out of His death.

John deliberately tells the Jesus story through the lens of 8 miracles with the last miracle being the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. John is calling us to believe in miracles, but trust in Jesus.