Ever wonder how it feels like to walk on water? To give all you have, to risk it all, your pride, your life, your title, your background, to just walk on water?
It is never easy to choose the path that was less traveled on. People may mock you, criticize you, laugh at you for the decisions you made, make and continue making.
To some, your decision may seem crazy, to some, it may seem worthless. Yet, to those who are walking on water, they will understand. Call them, the tribe that walks on water, or the water-walkers or whatever you like. You will know it, when you meet them. They are different. Well, water-walkers are another story for another day.
There will be days, when you wake up and you ask yourself, is this worth it? Will I make it if I continue to walk on water? Whom can I hold on to when all else fails? What if this is the wrong decision? What if...they were right and you were wrong? What if..what if...
At times, the world will seem to fade away, and all that is left is you, sitting at a corner, doubting at your own values and decisions. There will be days, at long stretches, to even weeks and months, where you will question yourself, how am I gonna survive walking on water?
Sometimes, the journey we take is a journey we have to go through alone. And walking on water is one of those journeys.
Peter walked on water alone.
None of his friends came with him.
Life is a journey, when it comes to some point, we will have to choose whether we will be a water-walker like Peter, or the rest, who stood by and watched him.
Hah, you may say, that is easier said than done! You are right. It takes lots of balls and guts to step out of our comfort zone, to be a water-walker.
But when you do, the rest of the world watches you. Will you thrive as a survivor or a champion or someone who gives up half way? Will. You. Make. It?
Being a water-walker applies in many areas of our lives. Whether it is in our spiritual walk, relationships, career, finances, etc etc. You name it. We get to make a thousand and one decisions in our daily lives. From the moment we open our eyes from the night's rest, it is a choice-whether today we will be a water-walker.
Walking on water is a scary thought. Walking on water itself is even more terrifying. The first step is filled with adventure and excitement. The second step, doubts start pilling up at the back of your head. The third step, you waver. The fourth, fifth, sixth....will you make it?
Peter...peter. We could imagine him walking at first with great courage and faith. He told Jesus "Lord, if it is you, tell me to come to you on water." Jesus said "Come". He started the historical water-walking episode. He was the first to walk on water after Jesus. But, when he saw the wind, he was afraid and began to sink.
There will be days when we will be attacked by fear and worries.
And we will start sinking. And like Peter who cried out to Jesus, "Lord! Safe me!", we need to do the same.
When we are at our darkest moment, filled with doubts, fears, worries, we gotta tune in to Jesus the water-walking expert. He will hold out his loving hands and offer us peace that the world can never offer.
He will provide.
He will guide us.
He will lead us to the destination no matter how long it takes.
The question is this, will you walk on water when he says "Come."
Disclaimer : This post is written to those who are walking on water (literally) by faith. It is a post to encourage those who are going through difficult moments as I myself am learning to walk on water.
