It is important to observe that while the wind and the storm tossed the ship around, Jesus was still in the ship. He may have been sleeping, but He was still there; He may not yet have spoken a word, but He was still there; the storm may have been dancing around like it had the upper hand, but Jesus was still there; the storm may have been threatening to sink them, but Jesus was still there. Jesus wasn’t absent because a storm arose.
Friend, no matter how fierce your storm is, Jesus is still there with you. No matter how things have gone awry, Jesus is still there with you; no matter how circumstances appear to have turned against you, Jesus is still there; no matter how much your life has given rise to mockery among those around you, Jesus is still there; no matter how defiant the enemy may have become in his efforts against you, Jesus is still there.
Jesus may have been silent, but He was still with His disciples; the fact that He was yet to calm the storm did not mean that He would not eventually calm it. The silence of Jesus does not translate to His absence; that He has not changed the situation does not mean that He would not eventually change it. That your mockers seem to be having a field day does not mean that Jesus has abandoned you in your situation.
Jesus eventually asked the disciples where their faith was; so He expected them to act in faith. There was something He expected from them at the time of His silence. When it seems that God is silent towards you, He is simply calling you to the place of growth; when Jesus seems silent, He is asking you to be more and do more; if Jesus is yet to respond, there is some growth He expects from you; His ‘delay’ is your chance to grow.
Don’t allow the mockery of men make you give up on yourself; don’t let the silence of Jesus make you feel that He is no longer with you. He is with you, and because He is in your ship, your ship will not sink.
