Mea e 'ai e tatau ma le aso
“ And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.” (Matthew 14:28)
Weak faith lacks endurance. Peter was not putting Jesus to the test, something we are instructed not to do in (Matthew 4:7). Instead he was the only one in the boat to react out to Jesus in faith.
His impulsive move led him to experience a unusual demonstration of God’s power. Peter started to walk on water. And when he started to sink, it was because he took his eyes off of Jesus and focused instead on the waves around him.
His faith wavered when he realized his impossible situation. We may not walk on water, but we do walk and sometimes stumble through tough situations in life. If we focus on the waves of difficult circumstances around us without looking to Jesus for help, we too will despair and sink.
To maintain our faith when situations are difficult no matter what, we must keep our eyes on Jesus, rather than on your impossible situation.
Weak faith always falters. Although we start out with good intentions like Peter, sometimes our faith is not enough and it faulters. This doesn’t mean we have failed. But there come a time, we need to swallow our pride, re-focus and realize our dire need of a Savior. Just open up your heart and shout,.."Help Me Jesus!
When Peter’s faith faltered, he reached out to Jesus for help, the only one who could help. Though he was afraid, but he still looked to Christ his Savior.
When you are compounded by the troubles around you and doubt Christ’s presence and ability to help, you must remember that he is the only one, who can really come to our help.
Ia manuia,
failauga p. anoa'i
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