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STAYING FOCUSED ON JESUS!

"Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water." "Come," he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!" Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?" Matthew 14:28-31

Ever noticed how cartoon characters have the uncanny ability to run off cliffs without falling? As long as they keep pumping, their legs can run just as well in the air as on the ground. But as soon as they look at their circumstances, they panic and start to plummet. Going off the cliff doesn’t stop them - looking down does! As long as Peter focused on the Savior he had no problems, but when he focused on the storm, fear took him under. Faith held him up, fear took him down. And it’ll take you down, too! When Moses sent 12 scouts to the Promised Land to check out the enemy, 10 came back saying, ‘They’re like giants; we’d better close up shop and go home!’ But the other two said, ‘No problem, with God’s help we can whip them.’ Faced with identical circumstances, some people lose heart, while others take heart. Which are you? David was bringing supplies to his brothers in the army when he heard about Goliath, a man so big he’d have qualified for World Wrestling Federation! Nobody would take him on. But David announced, “The battle is the Lord’s” (1 Samuel 17:47), then proceeded to bring him down with a rag and a rock. When you shift your focus off Jesus, you’re like a steelworker on scaffolding looking down from 500 feet up; you suddenly panic and lose your grip. God hasn’t called you to fall; He’s given you the ability to stand, if you just keep focused on Him.

Prayer
Heavenly Father – Get me focused – and keep me focused on you – the only person who can keep me going in challenging times! In Your Precious Name, Amen