Are You Walking On The Water Today?

To believe the word of God over what I see and feel is a "walking on the water experience." Peter stepped out of the boat by responding to the word of Jesus. (Matt 14:28-31) Jesus said to Peter, "Come", and on that word Peter stepped over the side of the boat and walked on the water just like Jesus. Peter had enough faith in what Jesus said to walk on the water until he took his eyes off Jesus and his mind off of what Jesus said, "Come", and instead he looked at something else. He looked at the boisterous waves and heard their roar. His mind was no longer thinking about the word from God, "Come", but it was now thinking about what he was hearing and seeing.

Peter now evaluated his situation by what the circumstances were declaring and they were saying, " you fool, you can't walk on me, because I can't hold you up. Man wasn't made to walk on water, it's impossible". And with that thought in Peter's mind, he now believed what the waves were saying instead of what God (Jesus) said. Peter lost sight of the word and believed the lie of the circumstances around him and he began to sink. That which he once believed could no longer hold him up, and what he now believes is stealing his faith and causing him to sink.

Peter's faith had turned to fear. Peter was still believing something but his believing is now motivated by fear (in the devil and what he said) instead of faith (in God and what He said). But the good news is, that in the midst of that fear and his sinking, Peter called out to Jesus and asked Him to save him. In the midst of that bad situation where Peter's faith was failing to keep him afloat and he was looking at sure death, Peter turned his mind back to Jesus. He got his focus off the circumstances and back on Jesus. As soon as he did that, faith arose in his heart and then he spoke with his mouth, "save me", and that is all Jesus needed to hear, for He reached out to Peter and pulled him up and saved him.

I personally believe that Jesus would of stood there and watched Peter drown if Peter would not of called out to Jesus to save him. ( I know that is not a comforting thought to some, but it sure helps answer the question, "why did God let that happen to me, or why did God let that happen to them). We must understand that God responds to faith, not needs. God will supply all your needs (Phil 4:19), but we first must come to Him in faith or simply said, we must believe Him.

So many of God's children just wait on God to do something and say things like, "can't He see this situation I'm in, why won't He do anything, doesn't He care that I'm dying?" None of these sayings are words of faith. Peter's words, "Lord save me," were words of faith. Jesus responded to that word by saving him. It works the same for you and me. We step out in faith believing what God has said in His word. We keep our eye on that word and allow that word to do whatever it says it will do. We don't look at anything else until that word produces the finished work (that what we are believing for). This is called walking by faith and not by sight.(2 Cor 5:7)


This is the way God always intended man/women to walk with Him. Man was made to believe and trust God for everything. When man (Adam) sinned he separated Himself from God and from this faith relationship. Now man instead of believing God, was now believing himself by what his senses were telling him. The good news is, Jesus made a way for man to get back into that faith relationship once again with God. Once we enter in through Jesus, we now must live our lives according to God's design and He said, " the just shall live by faith."


The chose is ours. God is not moved by our needs, He is moved by faith. Let's you and I believe Him today so that we can have these "water walking" experiences that His word promises to us. And if you are going to walk on the water, (on the issues of life) then you must always be mindful of this: "it is impossible for God to lie" (Heb 6:8, Titus 1:2, Numbers 23:19), therefore if He said it, that's just the way it is................Be Blessed (in your believing)