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both. It looks spiritual but you aren’t sure. It leaves you standing
on the deck afraid.

If I don’t see Jesus invisible on the mountain, will he forsake me?
You know the answer is no. He’ll 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