financial worries, physical ailments or...(the list could be endless!) It's really easy to shift
the blame to someone or something else isn't it! However the reality is, that we CHOOSE
the kind of day we have! I can already hear the arguments forming in your mind about
that statement, but if you're honest with yourself, you will have to admit that I'm telling
the truth.
The secret to having a joyful life lies not in the circumstances around us, but in the
peace of the Lord within us! We choose whether to be joyful or unhappy, whether
to have an attitude of contention or peace; whether to be angry or peaceful...it's up to
us! There will always be storms in our lives, times of distress, pain, sorrow and
uncertainty; but the one thing constant, that we can always count on, is the Lord our
God!
Psalms 94:22 "But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my
refuge."
Defeat, despair, discouragement and hopelessness can easily overwhelm the child
of God when we focus on the difficulties we face instead of the loving Savior Whom
is Master over all. The Apostle Peter learned this valuable lesson when the Master
bid him to take His hand and step out of the safety of the boat into the wild waves
of the storm. Matthew 14:28 - 31 "And Peter answered Him and said, Lord,
if it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water. And He said, Come. And
when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to
Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid: and beginning to
sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately, Jesus stretched forth
His hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore
didst thou doubt?"
Peter was able to do the impossible when he kept his eyes on Jesus and had faith
that the Lord would hold him up. However, when his eyes strayed to the storm, his
faith wavered and he began to sink. Notice the word, "immediately", Jesus was
there! Do you realize that when we trust Jesus, when we keep our eyes on Him
instead of the storm swirling about us, that we are walking on water! We can
experience the same victory as Peter did in the storms of our lives!
How is your day going? Are you rejoicing in the middle of tribulation and pain?
Keep your eyes on the blessed Savior, and walk on water today!
Matthew 14:32 & 33 "And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased,
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped Him, saying, Of a truth
Thou art the Son of God."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjmxiF0CkVs&list=PLUVRsVBd3tUzvtgcAUnV4KWkx05yMB6GV
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