Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

“But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and,

beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

Matthew 14:30

Remember that law of physics you learned in high school that said:

“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”?

While I could talk about suspending that law with supernatural intervention that is not what today’s blog post is about.

Rather, I am writing to help us understand that in order to see beyond our natural limits what we need to know is that what we hear, say and see will affect us.

There is a natural realm and there is a spiritual realm.

Where we focus our attention determines so much in our lives.

Peter got out of the boat and initially fastened his eyes on the Lord but as the natural

realm began to intimidate with wind and waves his focus shifted back to that and he began to sink.

Think of it this way – at that moment Jesus was Peter’s resource from heaven to give him what he needed to fulfill his request – Lord, bid me to come to you.

When our focus is on the earthly, the natural we will never bring the resources of heaven to work in our circumstances or of the circumstances around us.

In a very real way, what we focus our eyes upon (and our heart) will determine whether or not that prayer

“...your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven...” is answered in our lives.  

What are you seeing today?