The wind was wild and the waves were high, but at first Peter didn\u2019t notice. Fixing his eyes on Jesus, he stepped out in recognition of his Lord and walked on the water. It was only when Peter began to pay attention to his surroundings that fear and doubt set in. The instant this happened, down he went.<\/p>\n
Sometimes we step right out in faith and walk happily along. Then self-consideration comes in, and down we go. If we are keeping our sights on our Lord, it doesn\u2019t occur to us to worry about ourselves or our circumstances. The circumstances of our lives simply are. It\u2019s only when we focus on them that we become overwhelmed. We lose sight of Jesus and receive his rebuke: \u201cWhy did you doubt?\u201d (Matthew 14:31).<\/p>\n
Let circumstances be what they are. Keep looking to Jesus, maintaining complete reliance on him. If you begin to debate when God has spoken, it\u2019s all over. Never say, \u201cI wonder if that really was God speaking.\u201d Be reckless. The second you hear God\u2019s voice, fling yourself out in faith. You do not know when God\u2019s voice will come, but whenever you sense it, even in the faintest way imaginable, recklessly abandon all to him. It is only by abandoning yourself that you learn to trust the Lord. You will hear his voice more clearly through recklessness.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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