Stepping out in Faith

                                One of the most amazing miracles in the Bible, happened to Peter. 

                                                              Peter walked on water...

This was an amazing miracle that Jesus performed, and it didn't just happen to anyone, 

it happened to Peter... One of the twelve. 

Peter was a fisherman before Jesus called Peter to follow him. 

Peter knew that walking on water was impossible, but yet when

Jesus called him on on the water, during a raging storm, Peter did it. 

Peter kept his eyes on God. He was trusting that God would help him.

Peter did walk on water! 

Then something happened. Peter took his eyes off Jesus and started to realize

all the trouble around him... The swirling waves, dark clouds, and raging rain.

Peter began to sink. 

Jesus then pulled him back up out of the waves that wanted to swallow him. 

They both got back in the boat and Jesus calmed the waves. 

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This is a great story, and a good comparison to life. 

We have our comfort zone in life, and we don't like going beyond it. 

Yet, Jesus normally calls us to get out of our boat and trust him. 

We might start out trusting him, and keeping focused on him, instead of all the chaos around us. 

Then we look around. We notice that life is scary. The waves are intimidating. The clouds seem so 

dark. The rain seems relentless. We forget or begin to ignore that we need to keep focused on God. 

We begin to sink. 

Yet, Jesus still  comes over to us if we ask and he will lift us back up and encourage us to try again. 

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I admire Peter's willingness to dare to step out in faith. 

No hesitation. 

Jesus called, and Peter answered.

Peter was a fisherman. He know the that walking on water was probably impossible, but yet, Jesus was doing it. 

God has a way of taking the things we thing impossible and turning them into miracles. 

Just like Peter was called to walk on water, we are called to step out in faith on a daily basis.

But we fear stepping out of our comfortable boat... We don't know if it's safe. 

Something to remember: If God is calling you to do something that seems impossible, do it. You will probably witness a miracle. Dare to step out in faith. 

Dare yourself today to make a difference. Dare yourself to step out in faith when God calls you to

do so. Dare yourself to have more faith and trust in God. Will you take that dare?