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see you struggling at the oars and He’ll come to you. He knows
when you are frustrated and He knows when you are trying to
obey and you can’t. Mark 6:48, He saw them struggling at the
oars but notice that it says that He intended to pass by. He did
not want to get on the boat. He didn’t want to do the miracle of
calming the storm. He didn’t want to take them to their desired
destination. He won’t fail us if we struggle at the oars but what
if we don’t let Him walk by?

Let me tell you what He taught them by walking by. He
taught them, first of all, that He was there. He said, “Be not
afraid; it’s Me.” Mark 6:50, “For they all saw Him and were
frightened. But immediately He spoke with them and said to
them, “Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid.’” If I fail or
struggle, the Lord will come to me and He will let me know that
it is Him. In fact, it was the very wind of the storm that carried
His voice. So, the first thing He wants you to know is that He is
there. The second thing He wants you to know is that the storm
is under His feet. He is in control.

If you fail again and say, “It’s not enough that You are
there and You are in control,” or, “Get in the boat and do a
miracle.,” or “I want to see a miracle,” I promise you that in your
struggle, the Lord will not forsake you. If you struggle at the oars
He’ll come walking by. He doesn’t want to get on the boat. He
wants you to know that it’s Him and that it is under control. If
you still fail and say, “Get on the boat,” He will not fail you. He
will get on board and do a wonderful miracle.

Some of you might be in a position where you said, “I
failed. I invited Him on board to do a miracle and He didn’t
come. I asked Him to heal my loved one. I needed a miracle and
He didn’t come. I didn’t want that person to die. I asked the
Lord how come He didn’t come on board and do a miracle. I
didn’t want to lose my job and I didn’t want to go bankrupt and I
asked Him for a miracle.” If you need it, He will always come
on board and do a miracle. If He didn’t come on board, you might
have more faith than you think you have. Maybe you didn’t need
it. You went on without it. He doesn’t want to come on board