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“And he said, ‘Come!’ And Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and when he began to sink, he cried out, saying, ‘Lord, save me!’”

—Matthew 14:29–30

Not all the disciples asked to get out of the boat . . . but look what happened when Peter did ask! Because his confidence was in the Lord, he walked on the water.

Even though it was storming, his faith in Christ was stronger than his fear of the storm . . . until it wasn’t.

The wind didn’t bring him down. The waves didn’t bring him down. His fear and doubt did. He looked around at the wind and started thinking about how strong the storm was instead of how strong Jesus was.

If we keep our eyes on Christ and we’re doing something he has called us to do, we will go on without being tossed about or sinking even when life is stormy.

But if we start focusing on the overwhelming circumstances and believing that maybe Jesus really doesn’t have the situation in hand, we will start to sink.

Let’s ask the Lord if we can get out of the boat and watch what he will do in and through us. If we feel the circumstances start to overwhelm us, we put our eyes back on him and remember he is the same God who calms the wind and waves, the same God who raised Jesus from the dead, and the same God who has gotten us through so many things and provided for us in so many ways before.

The miracles come when we don’t look at the circumstances, however overwhelming they seem, but instead look at him.

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