Believe and Submit!

Mattew 14:29-31
29"Come," he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
30But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!"
31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"

I play a little guitar and piano, not much but a little. I have no desire to learn past what little I know now because the only reason I desire to play at all is because whenever life becomes to much for me to handle. I like to sit in a chair and play a couple of sweet tunes. I could defintely turn on some John Mayer, The Fray, or Brad Paisley and listen to them do it much better but its nothing like getting lost in the rift of your on strum and touch as your sadness sails on the sound of those 6 strings vibrating and the intermixing of chords from little black and white keys (thats a long sentence). Life is a sea, you start on a shore and venture out into the middle of it, get lost, find the hope of finding your way only to lose track of your destination again and for me during my lost moments I like to past my time by playing music because of its beauty. The most beautiful thing about this sea and getting lost in it is the fact that a wonderful savior comes walking out to us on the surface of it beckoning us to submit to his will. He gives a smile and say COME, do the impossible give up your dreams and everything you thought was right and submit to my will by trusting me through the wind of the sea and the lack of ground under you. The amazing thing is that when we finally leave the boat in the trust of his will we can stand on the impossibleness of nothing and walk but as we get closer you would think that we would believe more but we actually believe less. When we start to believe less we start to sink and Jesus begins to seem farther away than what he really is. So we panic lord don't let me drown in the tides of my disbelief, and he says "Why did you ever doubt?" I have a hard time listening to the Lord, he can make me feel uncomfortable about something but I will not quit at it, maybe because of a lack of faith but more because of what I want. What I want really doesn't mean much when I can only walk across 3ft of ocean compared to his 30 miles but I continue to struggle with this. Sometimes God remove things from us because it hinders our water walking ability or because at the time it slows our water walking ability only to be given right back to us later. The funny thing is that, I don't believe our doubt in God is the problem all the time. I believe it has more to do with the doubt we have in ourselves. Peter's doubt wasn't in Jesus at the time whenever he was starting the descend into the sea, because Jesus was standing on the water before him it wasn't a question of real life like the poor kid under drugs after his dentist appointment on youtube. It was a question of if I can do this? Can I submit to your will and do what your asking me, Can I make it through the next wave of life coming at me, Can I keep my balance against all the wind of people disbelief in what I'm doing for you, CAN I LEAVE THE BOAT! If you are a Christian you have left the boat! You are on water, believe and submit, step over that wave of life, spread your arms wide and hold your balance against that terrible wind, and submit to JESUS belief that he has in you to accomplish your destination. For God has built you to the purpose you are suppose to fulfill, you are specially made for this and I leave you with one of my favorite quotes ever!
Do not pray for easy lives, Pray to be a stronger person, Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers, Pray for powers equal to your task, Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be a miracle!
The moment you walk on water is no Miracle, but the miracle was created when you were born and set forth on your journey across the sea! God bless you! God bless these United States of America and may God continue to believe in us!