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Many of us have heard the story about Peter walking on water. Jesus calls him out of the boat to join him on the surface of the waves. Peter does so and keeps his eyes on Jesus, continuing to walk…until he sees the storm. As soon as he witnesses his surroundings, and fears, he starts to sink. Jesus helps him regain his grounding and says, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” To read the story in full, head to Matthew 14:22-33.
We can often read this story and think, “Gosh, Peter, why on earth did you start looking at the storm? Didn’t you witness literal miracles? Didn’t you hear Jesus speak? Why didn’t you trust him?”
But when we analyze our own lives, if we exercised true honesty with ourselves, we can find many moments in which we look at the storm instead of Jesus. No wonder, why during those seasons, we feel like we’re sinking.
Below I’ve laid out a few tests to determine if, during your season of hardship or uncertainty, if you’ve kept your eyes pressed on Jesus in the middle of the waters, or if you’ve focused too much on the storm clouds. Know that I very much include myself in this. Often, when I land in times of limbo or hardship, I can have trouble maintaining an eternal perspective.
Before we dive in, I do want to caveat that this shouldn’t discount the hurt that you feel. Emotions overwhelm us during hard times. So I don’t want to discount feelings, but rather, helping us to hone a godly mindset in lieu of the emotions we experience. With that in mind, let’s dive headfirst into the waters.
Test #1: You Don’t Know if God Can Fix This Particular Situation
Sure, you know that God has worked incredible miracles in the Bible. He resurrected himself and others from the dead (1 Peter 1:3). And you can pinpoint many times in your life where you saw him move in incredible ways.
But this circumstance, the one you’re currently experiencing…
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