Fear

Jesus is out walking on the water – well that may not surprise you anymore, but it freaked out the disciples.  They got scared.  So Jesus says..”Take courage!  It is I.  Don’t be afraid.”  There are a lot of things a person could be afraid of.  Jesus is saying “Don’t be afraid”  Well Peter steps out into the water and tries walking on it.  But when he realized that people don’t naturally walk on water – he got scared, he began to sink.  Jesus caught him.   Jesus will catch us when we are sinking, but Jesus plan is for us to have no fear of this world.  Instead we are to trust in the Lord with all of our heart, and lean not on your own understanding.  Your understanding is that people sink in water.  With God all things are possible.  But Fear can mess it up.  Since fear starts with our thoughts, then we can stop fear by taking our thoughts captive.    Phillipians 4:8  “Whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praise worthy, think about such things.”  So if fear is coming at you take control of your mind.  Instead say something like  “The Lord is my refuge and my fortress, my God in him will I trust.”