One of the biggest struggles of mortality has got to be the battle in each of us between fear and faith. I think of Peter jumping off the side of the boat to run towards the Savior, so full of faith and trust!! Until, in a moment of doubt, fear, humanity, he looked down. In the torrent of waves he took his eyes off the Savior and began to be overcome by the waves around him that previously he had walked on. Oh how well I can relate to Peter. How badly I want to have the kind of faith that allows me to run to the Savior without fear, without doubt! And yet, much like Peter, I get so caught up in the waves, the world, anything that takes my focus off Him and I also start to sink. And yet, I can see Him looking at me, just as, I’m sure he looked at Peter, with love, compassion and no judgement as he tells me, “don’t look at the waves, just take a step and breathe, you can walk on water when you walk with me”
One of the biggest struggles of mortality has got to be the battle in each of us between fear and faith. I think of Peter jumping off the side of the boat to run towards the Savior, so full of faith and trust!! Until, in Read more