cast this mountain into the sea

... why did you doubt?

A great story of Peter walking on water with Jesus. Imagine great anticipation when Peter asked "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”

Peter's faith was ever increasing. He knew there were no boundaries and anything was possible in the midst of Christ. What tremendous trust it would take to desire to walk on water.

29 So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous,[b] he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

When Peter began to sink, his focus was drawn from Christ and refocused on the turbulent seas. He began to waver. When he began to fear, he started to sink. This is very much like to trials we go through. When we begin to devote our lives on a daily basis, are we not walking on water with Christ? Maybe, not literally, but we are walking w/ Him (it is amazing that God has made Himself known to us so we can fellowship with Him). If I am to say that He is in charge of our lives and puts us through many trials, why do we begin to waver once it begins? It is because we are not anticipating the battle that is surmount.

Do you put on the armor of God? Don't you think that Romans wore armor to wage their wars? They put on a belt, they put on a breastplate, they put on a helmet, they put on combat boots, they had a shield and a sword. They put it on as part of their duties, they put it on even if they new they didn't even need it. They wore it to be prepared against attacks from the enemy.

In our endless trials, how often do we waver by not being prepared for them. Do we not know that they are coming? Well, they are... But we just sit there w/ a bulls eye on our chest, waiting for something to knock us down. We are not expecting an attack and we are not prepared. When the attack begins, we respond to it by our own fleshly actions as it strikes- and we strike back in anger. The Romans would be vulnerable w/out their armor on and so are we.

When we put on the armor of God, we can be assured of ourselves that we are anticipating spiritual warfare. There are many scriptures that we can rely on to defeat the enemy. Thats when we use the sword, which is the word of God. We put on the belt of Truth- which tells me that there are lies in our battle. We put on the breastplate of righteousness, which encourages us to make the right decision. We put on the helmet of salvation- knowing that we are saved from this world. We put on the gospel boots- to ensure that the gospel of Jesus will be know. We put on the shield of Faith, of which we can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the wicked one.

If we put on this armor EVERY-DAY, we can be assured that He is empowering us to endure the trial to the very end. But, we must learn to trust Him, trusting that He is going to pave the path to victory- not defeat. It is not easy by any means. But that trial will carry out until you begin to trust in the Lord and be delivered according to His ways, not ours. We have to call out to Him, discern all our thoughts. You will hear His voice- maybe not literally, but you will know the direction He is guiding you towards.

You need to ask Him for His help and that You need Him.

You need to discern all you actions and thoughts... are these from the adversary? Will it do good or cause destruction? If you have reacted wrongly, you need to confront it right away and repent. You need to object to your actions. You need to rebuke satan for his lies. You need to praise the Lord and thank Him.

It all takes time to change.

The more we feed the fire, the more intense it gets. But, if we begin to starve all the negative thoughts, the weaker they become and the stronghold gets released. Thats how a battle is won through Christ.

Instead of falling through the water as Peter did, we need to learn how to endure the battles. And that takes practice. It is not impossible. You can have the faith to move and cast a mountain into the sea..