Matthew 14:28
“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
-Growth takes place outside my comfort zone
Comfort Zones
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms –to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
Viktor Frankl
IF it is You…
Matthew 14:25-31
Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.26When 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.”28“Lord, ifit’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”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?”
1.Het jy God gehoor?
God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes and His ways
Settle the matter! Did He, or did He not speak?
2.Teenstand is God se manier om te se daar is ‘n beterplan!
Psalm 112
4Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.5Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. 6Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever. 7They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
3.Kies vir wie jy gasheer speel…
2 Tim 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
4.When in Doubt… Worship1
David and the tabernacle
1 Chron 16
8Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. 9Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. 10Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 11Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
12Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
4.When in Doubt… Worship
King Jehoshaphat
2 Chron 20:22
As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seirwho were invading Judah, and they were defeated.23The Ammonites and Moabites rose up againstthe men from Mount Seirto destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another.