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Read Matthew 14:22-36.
When you look around you, what do you see?
A creaking health service?
Workers striking?
A cost of living crisis?
War in Ukraine?
Failing health?
A difficult economic outlook?
A shrinking job market?
A generation falling behind in education?
Jesus says, look at me instead.
Only Peter had the faith the step out of the boat.
Physics tells us that a grown man could not walk on water.
But Peter did.
Often, we move so quickly to focusing on his sinking that we forget to pause and note: PETER WALKED ON WATER!
So, what went wrong?
Peter took his eyes off Jesus.
The moment he looked away from Jesus and looked at the circumstances around him – the wind and the waves – he began sinking:
When we focus on our circumstances – whatever they are – we start to sink.
If you want to walk about the storms of life, you have to keep your eyes fixed on Jesus:
If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed; if you look within, you’ll be depressed; if you look at Christ, you’ll be at rest.
Pastor Rick Warren
THINK IT OVER
Think about the following:
What helps you focus on Jesus in the storms of life?
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