Keep Rowing… #Arise

no matter what happens today

“A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough.

When they had rowed 3 or 3 and half miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the

water;

and they were terrified.

But He said to them,

“It is I; don’t be afraid.”

Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore

where they were heading.”

John 6: 18-20

Dear Heavenly Father,

Growing in strength, and living in grace is the heart beat of my soul…

As the disciplines were rowing and the waters started raging, they kept moving…

They kept rowing…

In a distance they saw You…

It was dark…

The winds were blowing…

The waters beginning to rage…

Their first reaction when they saw You in the distance was to be terrified…

But Your first words to their tired bodies…  and worried minds,

was…

“It is I; Do not be afraid.”

How awesome is that.

Do not be afraid…

He knows us better than we know ourselves…

He says to our hearts…

It is I; Do not be afraid!

Jesus was in front of them…

Walking toward them.

He got on the boat with them, and got them to the other side…

He went with them forward…

He didn’t let them go alone…

As we walk forward into the big and vas unknown…

We can be sure that Jesus is walking with us… and waiting for us when the storm begins

to rage…

The guys were just trying to get to the other side of the lake,

That’s it!

But in such a short distance, so much turmoil can happen…

Our thoughts are like oceans…

Big and open…

flowing and moving all over our minds….

They can;  and will draw us back…

And take us under…

When the wind started blowing, they could have started back in the direction they knew…

They could have panicked and even drowned…

But afraid, they kept rowing forward into the unknown…

And look who was waiting for them…

Jesus, Himself…

Walking on the water with His eyes on them.

We have to keep rowing forward…

Keeping our eyes on Jesus; who is in front of us, not behind us…

He is waiting to join us on our new found

adventure…

We are headed to the other side of the lake…

Where hope, joy, and the peace of Jesus’ love walks with us…

He is our peace.

He is our hope.

Keep rowing…

Keep walking…

There is so much good on the other side…

Live in Love,

Lisa

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