With Jesus in your boat

Justin and I are currently reading through Matthew.  The other day we read chapter 8, where Jesus calms the storm after being so rudely awoken by his frantic disciples.  I've probably heard and/or read this story 30 times, but for some reason this time it was different.  Just in summary, what happens is Jesus and his disciples are out on a boat and it starts storming.  Apparently it's bad enough that they all freak out and think they're going to die.  Let's be honest, it was a bunch of men.  It was probably drizzling.  So Jesus, being the chill bro that he is, decided this was a good time to take a nap.  His disciples were pretty confused as to why he was sleeping in the midst of a torrential downpour, so they woke him up.  What's funny to me about this scenario is that the disciples probably thought they were doing him a favor by informing him that they were in grave danger.  They also probably expected him to wake up startled and say something like, "We gotta get out of here!" or just pray about it.  I think they lost sight of who was actually in their boat.  Instead, he wakes up and says, "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?"  Basically..."Chill out, bros.  I've got this."  I've always heard the sermon illustration that life is full of storms, but when we have Jesus, we have all we need to make it through.  It makes me think of a song I sang in VBS or Sunday School that says "with Jesus in your boat, you can smile in the storm".  Am I the only one who doesn't always find this comforting?  I know life would be absolutely hopeless without Jesus, but sometimes I don't feel like smiling in the storm no matter who is in my boat.  I guarantee that the disciples weren't smiling in that storm, and they literally had Jesus in their boat!  There are so many times that I freak out in what I feel like is a life-altering storm or even in the equivalent of a light drizzle.  Sometimes I can totally relate to the disciples in that I want to shake Jesus and wake him up and wonder why he's napping on the job.  But here's the thing that I need to constantly be reminded of:  even in times where he feels distant, he is not oblivious.  He woke up and was not caught off guard.  He knew exactly what was going on.  He responded to the disciples' fear by rebuking the wind and waves and they immediately obeyed him and the sea was calm.  There are times where I have seen him come to my rescue and be my immediate comfort.  Other times I, like the disciples, have had to acknowledge my need of him before he has shown his hand at work in the situation.  Sometimes I think I can handle everything on my own, but that always proves untrue.  I end up overwhelmed and begging him to help me.  He says the same thing to me as he did to his disciples: "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?"  He rebukes my wind and waves and comforts me and reminds me who he is.  Friend, don't ever forget who is in your boat.