Walking on Water

     I am really excited for this post. This is one of my favorite stories in the New Testament and I'm glad I get to look more deeply into it.  For this assignment I'm doing choice three, Matthew 14: 22-33.  This is the story of Peter walking out to the Lord on the stormy sea.  First I just want to say what faith! Oh what it would be like to have that experience. That is trusting in the Lord.  

    

    The Lord was coming to the Apostles walking on water, it must have been terrifying at first, not knowing what was going on.  Here they are in the night with the winds raging and they see a figure walking towards them, no wonder they were frightened! When the Lord reassured them Peter said "Ok cool, Lord I'm coming out to meet you." (The Emily version of his response lol) Peter obviously trusted the Lord with his life and believed in him.  When Peter looked away from the Lord that is when things went awry.  He began to fear the world and asked the Lord to save him.  The Lord responded immediately to Peter's call with a hand and a slight rebuke.  The Lord needs us to always have faith in him and to keep our hearts and minds focused on his teachings. 

     In DC 88: 67 it reads "And if your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you."  

      Peter had his eye on the Lord as he walked on the water and had complete faith in him until so close to the end.  My classmate, Kori Andrews said something like this, when we are so close to our goal that is when Satan is coming at us the most, trying to get us to doubt ourselves. If we look away from the Lord for just a second we can sink and fail in our quest for salvation.  If we just look to the Lord in all our doings we can do no wrong.  We just have to keep God in our hearts and minds and we will succeed.