How many times have you prayed, “Lord save me!” during tough or challenging moments? Have you ever felt like you were sinking down into sadness, fear, or despair? I know I have encountered some of those feelings. There will be many frightening, stressful, and sad moments in this world that will test our faith. The tests of faith may even include complete failure, intense suffering, and death.
We don’t pass the test by succeeding in life. When we succeed in life and everything is going our way, there is a tendency to think that we can do everything all by ourselves and we don’t need any help. We pass the test by keeping our eyes fixed on God during the tough times or by returning to God after losing focus.
Jesus is out on the water. How do we get to him? We get to him by faith and works. We not only need to have faith that Jesus will allow us to walk on the water, but we also have to walk towards him.
