Today's thought - 22 June 2026 (Waves)

 

And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” (Matthew 14:28)

Today is my little girl’s birthday and you can imagine it is hard not being able to see her or talk to her due to the nonsense that one person started for her own selfish gain. I know it will all be over soon and the truth will come out and that God is fighting this battle for me, but it still hurts and it is still hard and I miss her so very much.

Peter is on my mind since yesterday and I will share with you why. Peter got out of the boat and walked towards Jesus on the water. Joyce Meyer once said that sometimes we should get out of the boat, but I feel we should get out of the boat every day. Life is like the ocean. Sometimes it is quiet, sometimes there are waves and sometimes there are storms and even hurricanes. Sometimes we sink because we fear the waves and the wind and sometimes, we sink in quiet waters because the world and our own carnal desires make us lose focus and we begin to make God a 911 God. We only call when we need Him.

Walking with God should not be a once in a while moment when we feel like it. Walking with God should be an all-time thing. In our good and in our bad and in our in-between times. In fact, it should be an every minute type of thing.

A few years ago, before we got divorced, I had an encounter with God, but I would say an unexpected one. You see my circumstances and emotional abuse at that time had driven me to fatigue and I faced severe financial problems over it all and the stress and lack of sleep made me make mistakes in my work. God stepped in and in a moment it all changed, but it had a ripple effect and my entire work environment changed in such a way that it was noted by my managers and commended on. You see when God changed my circumstances He changed my identity. He took a man who was broken and hurt, and He showed me that He is in it with me and that gave me more than confidence, it changed my heart. It changed my mind.

My battles at home were still there but the peace of God overtook all the lies and the abuse and the hurt and the pain. It changed my direction and I guess the enemy did not like that.

What I am trying to say is that God is always walking with us even if we do not walk with Him. I walked with Him in that time but it was more a casual walk and I guess a place of comfort walk. In that encounter that all changed because now I started to desire more and the direction of my life started to get in line with the purpose of my life.

When you step out of the boat today (out of bed) there is only one thing to consider, to remember and to apply. Keep your eyes on Jesus. He is the way, the truth and the life. He alone is the answer in all the types of oceans we walk into, and He alone can change your storms. Give it all to Him and trust His way, His will and His timing. He steps in when we the time is right and when He steps in, things change and sometimes radically. My dear friend, God is right there with you right now and He is listening. Tell Him all about it and hand it over. God says in Psalm 91:15, “He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honour him”.

This is a promise and just as God changed my circumstances and as He going to change them again, He will also change yours. Just have faith because “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17)”. In other words, read the Word of God and speak the Word of God. There is power in your words, so speak life over your circumstances.

I love you my friend. Have an awesome day.