Matthew 14:28-33 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
DO NOT SURRENDER YOUR FAITH TO THE TYRANNY OF FEAR!!
Peter had the gumption to want to get out of the boat & go meet Jesus on the water, but as soon as the waves started kicking up a bit, he lost focus on what he should have, and looked at the problem around him. Beginning to doubt he was at least smart enough to ask God for deliverance.
Readin this passage, a thought just came to me.
There is no telling what God would have like to do for Peter in this moment. Could it have been that God caused the waves to bolster only because He wanted to raise Peter higher? What kind of view did He want to allow Peter to see??
Problems should not diminish our walk with God, it should draw us closer to Him. Instead of continuing to walk toward Jesus, Peter started looking at the scary situation and didn't continue to keep focus on the One who was already walking on the problem from the beginning.
DO NOT SURRENDER YOUR FAITH TO THE TYRANNY OF FEAR!!!
It just may be that God desires to raise you higher in His kingdom. Problems should be the cause for elevated faith, not eliminating it.
Keep hold on your shield of Faith. It's a life-saver.
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