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Matthew 17:22 - 31 NKJV

22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.

27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

29 “Come,” he said.

Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”

Why did Peter doubt? Fear. Fear took over his faith. He let the things around him affect his faith. He saw the wind moving the sea.

But then Jesus stepped in. Thank you Jesus! He IMMEDIATELY reached out his hand and caught him. How many of us have been overcome with fear and didnt realize that Jesus was just a breath away from saving you? All you had to do was call out his name.

Sometimes we feel like we have the strongest faith, we are following God's ways, we feel like we are maybe on the right path to following Jesus and making through life okay, But then fear comes along and takes over.

It could be your finances, sickness, parenting issues, could be anything that is plaguing your mind with fear and yet, he is always there with us. Just like the scripture says his eye is on the sparrow.

Matthew 6:25-27,34: "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself"

He loves us so deeply. He wants to take our worries, our fears away. Please just call on his name today. Let fear and worry be cast away. I hope this helps someone in Jesus name!

"Dear Lord help me. Give me peace, help me to rest in your arms today. Show me your ways are higher than my ways. Direct my path. Let me not lead into worry, for you hold the power to my strength. You lead me beside still waters. Only you can give me peace that passes all understanding. I trust in you today. I lean on your promises. Even though the world and the issues in this life may terrifiy me, you can give me the courage to move mountains in faith. I treasure you Lord. Only you can heal me. In Jesus name, Amen

Dawdle on, my friends 💕

You light up my world. ✨