Paul in the Storm

That passage at the end of the book of Acts about Paul being in the storm (which you made reference to in your comments) is one of my favorites. I, long ago, read a message by David Wilkerson where he made the analogy of the storm being compared to the storms of life.

I think this is a proper use of analogy, but we sometimes have to be careful when using analogies (comparisons to other Scriptures.) We don't want to make the Word seem to imply something that is not there. Sometimes this use of analogy is called "spiritualizing" a passage. In order to do that, one good way is to make the statement that "this Scripture is actually talking about .... (a historical event, a physical condition, or whatever it is talking about) but it can remind us of .... which is taught in other places in Scripture."

I think there are enough Scriptures that talk about us having (metaphorical) "storms of life" that it is safe to say that even though Paul had been assured he would be saved from the storm, he still had to go through the storm. (That is the actual meaning of the passage.) We can also show that though we have the promises of salvation, we may still have to go through many storms in this life. I think that is a proper use of analogy or "spiritualizing" a passage.