For the few moments Peter was walking on water, there were no second thoughts, just pure belief. He was captured by the excitement, the awe of it. His heart must have been racing, his senses were at an all-time high; the joy, the fun, the peace, all exploding simultaneously inside. The feeling of amazement and wonder were like fireworks.
He looked down at his feet and saw himself standing on top of the water, then he looked up into Jesus’ eyes and smiled. Jesus smiled back with that glance saying, “How cool is this?” Peter said, “You are for real, Jesus. This stuff really works.” I wonder what the guys in the boat were saying?
Wow, I got this thing! Then you repeat it again, I got this thing!! I got…oh no!
The doubt began to set in. Your focused turned inward. How could I have this thing? I can’t do this. On and on the thoughts rolled in. You were no longer looking at Jesus. You were in a stare, obsessed by your own inner doubt.
Then it happened. You snapped out of your trance and, forgetting what had been happening, looked down at your feet and panicked. You felt all alone for a split second and began to sink. You then remember Jesus was there and you called out for Him to rescue you. He pulled you up out of the water and placed you back in the boat.
You sat in the boat left with a choice – do I consider this a failure or a great success?
Will He ever get out of the boat again and try and beat His record of how long He can walk on water or will He shy away from trying living in the story of His defeat?
What would you do?
Go for it!
Just a Thought…
