If there is something you fear, face it. Stop running from it. Walk toward it. Understand it. Overcome it. Don’t give in to it. Peter did fine walking on the water as long as he looked at Jesus. And that brings us to the second point:
To Move Out of Your Comfort Zones, You Must Learn to Focus on Jesus.
Peter asked Jesus to let him walk on the water. Jesus replied, “‘Come . . .’ Then Peter got down out of the boat and walked on the water to Jesus” I see Jesus standing on the water, with Peter focusing on Jesus as he walks toward him. As long as Peter focuses on Jesus, as long as he looks to Jesus for his strength, he walks on the water. “But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’” (v. 30). Peter took his eyes off Jesus. He looked at the results of the wind. He started to sink.
To move out of your comfort zones, you must learn to focus on Jesus. When life’s storms surround you, it is easy to focus on the storm, isn’t it? Perhaps you are dealing with a storm right now. Maybe it is a storm at work or at home. Maybe it is an internal battle you are fighting. When you face such storms, the great temptation is that of looking at the storm so much that your fear grows and you take your eyes off Jesus.
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