look only to Him

Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." "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 14:25-31 NIV)

With every post I write, it comes from what the Lord has been showing me. Lately, he keeps telling me to trust Him. That is always a lot easier said than done. And, I obviously, haven't completely done that, because he keeps telling me.

You know, it's so easy for us to be like Peter. At first, he wasn't really sure it was the Lord. And that's okay for us to make sure it is Him before proceeding. We certainly don't want to step into unknown territory without being certain that it's Him. So, not being sure, Peter asked Jesus to verify it was truly Him. Once he did, Peter jumped boldly from the boat to meet his Lord on the water. He was walking along just fine until he looked at his circumstances. When his eyes were fixed on Jesus, knowing that He, and He alone, had called him, he stayed afloat. But, as soon as Peter looked at all of the turmoil about him, he began to sink. He began to not trust. He began to doubt.

You know what's so awesome about impossible situations? God gets to show Himself through them. He gets to show His majesty, power, and He always proves to be victorious. But, we do have a choice to make in order for that to happen. We have to trust Him. We can't look to the left or the right, but have to keep our eyes firmly fixed upon Him.

Recently, the Lord gave me a vision. In the vision, I was standing on a road in what looked like New York City. To the left and right were buildings. There were also people milling about. Straight ahead of me was this awesome, blinding light. This incomprehensible light was my Lord. In the vision, I was looking and was drawn to the light, but being curious wanted to look at the buildings. There was only one building that had anything written on it. It was what I already knew to be. All of the other buildings were blank. I began to feel panicky, not knowing what would come next. God spoke to me so clearly and said, "Don't worry about what's in the buildings or what they should be. Keep your eyes on me. Stay focused on me. Look neither to the left or the right. And, I will fill in all the blanks. I will lead you when you don't yet know what to do with them. Just keep walking towards me. Don't be concerned by your circumstances. I work best in impossible circumstances. Keep me first, and everything else will fall into place."

I had forgotten the promise from that vision until I read that scripture from Matthew. As I continue to put my faith and trust in the Lord for my own situation in life, I hope you will, too. Look to Him. Get in His word. Build your faith. "For faith comes by hearing, and hearing the word of God." (Romans 10:17)