S.O.S. - Flash back!

Good Morning - Today’s power scripture comes from Matthew 14:30 (Contemporary English Version)  “But when Peter saw how strong the wind was, he was afraid and started sinking. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted.”

       The timing seemed right; the opportunity had presented itself; all things considered it felt like it was the right move to make and so you jumped out of your safety boat and plunged into the deep to chase after your dream.  You were fully confident that you had heard the voice of God calling you into your next venture; you had weighed the odds and saw that others were aware of the same options but were not willing to take a chance –so you took chance by the horns and made the move.  What appeared to the natural eye to be impossible did not deter you.  You had mustered the courage to grab the ball and take the shot.  And now here you are making the impossible seem easy…walking into places where more skilled, more experienced and better trained people rarely get an opportunity to go.  Here you are running with the big-ballers and the shot-callers.  Everyone is in awe of what you have accomplished…but then…it happens.
      For a brief moment, we take our eyes off of our destiny and we look around at the tumultuousness of how far we have come and we become self-aware and we panic.  Like Peter, as long as we maintain eye contact with that which glorifies God, we are able to do tremendously, supernatural things.  Grace and mercy seems to follow along with us like love sick puppies. We escalate to heights we could not even imagine and do things we could never fathom.  But…oh but when we lose our focus we will falter, we will fall prey to the storms of life and we will sink.  We have all been in situations where we let our gaze falter and the waves took us under…but I encourage you to do as Peter did…GET HELP!.  
         And take after Peter’s example…as soon as he realized his dilemma he cried out for help; don’t’ wait until your near dead, lifeless body has washed ashore and needs mouth-to-mouth before you realize the waves have gotten too high and the winds are too brisk.  Peter was brash enough to jump out of the boat but he did not let his strong will and pride swell up and keep him from seeking help when he needed it.  So what if you jumped out there and now things are a bit tight…so what if naysayers said ‘don’t’ do it’…great reward requires great risk…but when you need help…ask for it. Then regroup and try it again.    

 Every day is a good day it is up to us to make it a GREAT power-filled day.  Be blessed! Dr. JoAnn