Take Me Into the Water

Fear is a wall.

Brick by brick, I've built this wall.

I am afraid of some of the places God will ask me to go, the people and things he will ask me to give up, and the things he will ask me to do.

Fear is not from God. I realized that in worship today.

But my fears come from an improper understanding of who I think God is.

Why is it we think that God will send us to some terrible place or take all of our friends away if we surrender?

God is a loving Father who simply wants the best for his children.

If we could only grasp how much God loves us, it would change everything.

A.W. Tozer once said, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”

Why? Why does it matter how we perceive God? Because the way understand God determines the way we live. I'll be honest, I struggle so much with trusting God. But bit-by-bit, God is taking me out of the boat and into the water.

When you read the story of Peter walking on water, there's a couple things that are important. First, the reason that Peter was crazy enough to attempt walking on water was because he knew Jesus. He deeply, intimately knew Jesus. If a stranger had walked up to him and said, “Yo, Pete, come walk on le water,” chances are, he wouldn't have. But Peter trusted Jesus enough to do something insane, something wild, something that was absurd to the other disciples.

How much do you trust Jesus? Enough to walk out on the water?

The Bible says that when Peter saw the wind and waves, he became afraid.

My question is...what should be be afraid about?

Peter was afraid of the wind and waves.

I want to be more afraid of the comfort of the boat and cushy Christianity than the wind and waves.

I want to jump simply because he promises he will catch me.

I want my eyes to be so locked into Jesus' that I don't even notice the wind and waves.

Stop asking yourself, “What will happen if I do?” Ask yourself, “What is at stake if I don't?”

There is too much at risk not to risk.

Because He. He is worthy.

So pull me a little closer

Take me a little deeper

I want to know your heart

I want to know your heart

Cuz your love is so much sweeter

Than anything I've tasted

I want to know your heart