Be Brave, Take A Chance...

So many of you are familiar with the story of Jesus walking on water and the sidestory of the disciple Peter who attempted to do the same thing.

Now growing up the moral of that story has always been on how our faith in God is always so lacking, so little. That being said, I'm not gonna say anything to change your mind on that. Mainly because thats exactly what it is. However we always tend to focus in on our faults and flaws. So when Peter who is on his way to Jesus begins to sink and drown we narrow in on that and remind ourselves how we have to keep our faith in the Lord and to not waver in our walk.

Yet stumbles and sinking are just inevitable, we are flawed. What can you expect?

But thats besides the point, this entry is pretty similar to one of my earlier ones. As well as probably another one. I apologize for the repetitiveness of some of my entries, unfortunately I seems the underlying things that I bring up are of the same subject time after time again.

Now if you're still reading this I would like you to open your Bible to Matthew 14:22 and read til verse 33. So its the story that I mentioned above, glad that you caught on.

The disciples are in a boat and in a scary storm, all of a sudden they see a ghost? No it's Jesus (He must've been like "Seriously?! You can't even tell its me?). But then Peter (in verse 28) out of all the disciples asks Jesus "Lord, if it's you, tell me to come to you on the water." Verse 29, "Come," he said. Verse 30 Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water.... OK hold it right there.


Lets analyze this scenario real quick. Stormy, wooden boat, big waves, probably soaked to the bone, thunder, lightning. AND you wanna get out of the boat and walk to Jesus?!

Yes we often capitalize on Peter's diminishing faith, but holy smokes. At this moment Peter essentially shows that he's got the guts to do anything for the Lord.

I don't know about you but you have to give Peter props for that.
Disregard for a moment his lack of faith in the subsequent verses.
Think if you were in his shoes if you would've done the same.

Be brave, and take a chance...
With an unwavering faith in Him.