Staying out of our own way…It’s not that we CAN’T, it’s that we THINK we can’t! Have you ever failed at something that you knew you could accomplish or have you ever received a lot of encouragement from others, yet deep inside you doubted yourself? This is the thing that blocks our faith and keeps us from being successful. It’s not the person, place, or thing involved, it’s our self-doubt that opens the door for fear to set in and as we have learned, when there is fear, it overshadows faith. The Story of Peter and walking on the water is a great example of how we get in our own way when it comes to our faith and how we believe. Jesus invited Peter to walk on the water with Him. In this story we see that it wasn’t the wind that made Peter start to sink, it was the FACT that he took his eyes off of Jesus to notice the wind and that opened his mind to doubt. This doubt created fear and that blocked his faith in Jesus. What doubts and fears are holding you back?.. Check your experience… “We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be.” Big Book pg 68 Lord, let us replace doubt and fear with our faith by keeping our eyes on Jesus and not being distracted by worldly clamors, AMEN. “So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted. Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?” Matthew 14: 29-31 Have a blessed day y’all! www.FaithThroughWorksFellowship.org
No comments:
Post a Comment