We are all familiar with
the story of Jesus and the disciples when they were fearful in the boat. Jesus
summoned Peter to walk on the water towards him, and he did so momentarily. The
split moment he began to let fear slither into his being, he began the sink and
drown. After analyzing this story, I thought to myself-why is it that when God
gives us a directive, we follow it for a while and stray, or don’t follow it at
all? Why can’t we seem to get it right…and keep it right? I mean if God wants
us to be the head and not the tail, below and not beneath, highly favored,
etc…why aren’t we? Success awaits us, it has been entrusted to us, we have been
empowered to walk in it. We can’t just wait for it to fall in our laps and expect
it to all be smooth sailing! What I would like for you to do is not just
envision yourself walking on the water; but actually diving in and swimming in it!
Just like a scuba diver
jumps in a lake or the ocean water to find life species or treasures, so must
you do the same to find your treasure! Your treasure is in trusting that God
will lead you, He will provide for you, He will sustain you!
Fear, doubt,
procrastination are the drowning agents of your destiny. Nothing can quickly
zap out your calling than these things.
Let me let you in on one of
my passions. I absolutely love the being in the atmosphere of the ocean. It’s
serenity, its peacefulness, its calming effect does wonders. The coolness of
the water just sets me to a place of euphoric contentment. Same goes for a nice,
elegant pool setting (but not at as high of a level). But guess what? I can’t
swim a lick. Now, does that stop me from getting in the water, even jumping in
the water? Not one bit. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not stupid, I am not going
to put my life in jeopardy, I do use wisdom when I am frolicking in the waves.
I am trying to make a point here. As I am
jumping the water, I trust GOD enough that I know that I won’t drown, there won’t
a chance of unfortunate mishaps to occurs. So the same should be with your
life plan. When God gives you a plan, He trusts that you have enough in you to
perform it. He trusts that you trust HIM enough to know that He will not allow
you not to fail.
So what are you waiting
for? The water is waiting for you to jump in. You will not regret what where it
leads you. Treasure awaits!
