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aren’t sure if it’s an enemy or a friend. Should I be afraid or
should I pack up?
“That thing that came into my life; that doctor’s report;
is that from the devil or from the Lord?” So, there are some
people that relate to the Lord half and half, “I want to trust Him
but it’s still me.” It’s 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
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