2009-09-15T10:20:28-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/why+are+you+afraid/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%204:39-41&version=NIV 2009-09-15T10:20:28-05:00 After Jesus calmed the storm he asked his disciples why they were so afraid. Didn't they still have faith? God asks these rhetorical why questions throughout the Bible of us. He wants us to examine our situation and realize that if we really are trusting God, then there is nothing to be afraid of.