Kyk as daar nou een ding is wat ek nie is, is dit dapper. Vandat ek klein was was ek bang. Ek skryf dit in 'n groot mate toe aan Mynhardt wat om elke donker hoek en draai gewag het om my skrik te maak. Maar soos wat ek ouer geword het het dit half deel van my geword. Nie net bang vir fisiese bedreiginge nie maar ook hoe ek my lewe leef. Altyd half bang - en hierdie stukkie vandag herinner my weer dat ek dit moet bely en meer moet vertrou op Hom. Nou is die tyd om oor te gaan tot aksie en werklik te leef - vreesloos!!! Dis nogal vir my 'n scary gedagte.......... :-)
'O man of little faith,' Jesus said, 'Why did you doubt me?'" Matthew 14:33b (TLB)
Let me ask you, how many times have you wanted to do something, plan something, or even dare to dream something, but were too afraid? You know deep within that your torment isn't right. You know you're missing out on life and opportunities, but you're too scared to do anything about it.Those of us who live with anxiety are living below the mark of what we were created to be. Worry and its accompanying emotions are not and never were part of God's plan for His children. Yet thousands live this way each day.I've often wondered about the eleven disciples who stayed in the boat instead of stepping out onto the water like Peter (Matthew 14:33). Did they live with regret? I don't know. They did, however, miss an amazing opportunity to walk on water with Christ! Sadly, most people stay in the safety of the boat their entire lives and then wonder why life seems so empty, miserable, and dull. They go through life missing opportunities because they're afraid to really live the way God intended. What's Christ response to all of this? He asks "Why do you doubt me?" (Matthew 14:33).Doubt was the disciples' trouble. When Peter threw one leg over the side of the boat, nobody believed he could walk on water. I can almost hear his friends calling out, "Peter? Have you lost your mind? You can't do that!" And yet, while that thought was still fresh on the minds of his friends, Peter was already doing it. He was walking on water!Is there someone in your life planting doubt in your heart and mind over something you're already doing? If so, don't listen. Don't look back. Keep your eyes on Jesus and your faith will enable you to walk on water. Exercising your faith is key to courageous living. Like Peter, we are then able to step out of the boat into a world of possibilities.
Dear Lord, I'm ready to get out of the boat by trusting You with my fears. Be visible before me so that my faith will be strong and doubt will flee. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Ai Vriendin, ek is so trots op jou, weet jy? Dit vat een dapper vrou om haar vrese te "face". Ek kan sien hoe jy geestelik groei en sterk word in God, want dis net wanneer ons naby aan God kom dat ons bewus word van die dinge wat nie van God is nie... vrees! Vrees raak so deel van mens se lewe dat jy dit nie eers meer agterkom nie en God het ons nie 'n gees van vreesagtigheid gegee nie. Ek bid dat jy die pad vreesloos sal stap, in die wete dat jy nie alleen is nie, God is by jou al die pad en ek bid vir jou! Dankie dat jy dit met my gedeel het(Lees Rom 8:15, 1 Joh 4:18)
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