FAITH CAPSULE: There is more to learn in the challenge of life.

Matthew 14:22-33

Challenges come; challenges go. 
Challenges come without a warning signal, and it is not always welcome. Challenges in the life journey are like a raging storm on the sea. 
Challenges can be painful, but in the end, they can become gainful through the learning experience they deliver. 
The disciple in the middle of the storm brings forth lessons on how to react in confronting challenges.
The Bible records how Jesus made His disciples go into the middle of the sea at evening hour and not go with them. 
While in the middle of the sea, waves tossed them, for the wind was contrary. (Matthew 14:24) 
Jesus must have known what to happen to the disciples before He sent them.
Despite the challenge at sea, Jesus made His way to the disciples by walking on the boisterous wind. 
Jesus demonstrated faith in the place of fear.  
Fear will sink you while faith will raise you. 
Faith and not fear is what everyone needs to confront every area of the storm that is raging in life.
Have faith by knowing that the one who walks on the storm is the one who speaks to calm the storm. 
Peter saw Jesus walking on water amid a storm that other disciples gripped in fear. 
Matthew 14:28, “And Peter answered Him and said, ‘Lord, if it is You, command me to You on the water.’”  
Jesus responded to Peter, asking him to come. 
Peter attempted to walk as Jesus walked on the storm. 
He had been with the Lord long enough; he saw miracles all along the way; he knew that faith, not fear, brought forth miracles. 
Despite all that Peter knew about Jesus, he failed to walk the walk and would have drowned if not for the outstretched hand of the Lord. Matthew 14:30, “But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, ‘Lord, save me!’ 
As a believer, talking the word, quoting the word, and hearing and not doing as spoken is not enough to deliver. 
Living by the word of God is the only way to walk in every storm, just like Jesus did. 
Also, leaving the word out of walk does not lead to the expected end. 
Get into the word of God, and faith will get hold of you because the word of God is the source of faith. 
Let faith build you up. Romans 10:17 informs all, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” 
One can be hearing and hearing the word of God daily.
Read to study or listen to ministers God has placed in your life. 
Get into the word, living by the word to be out of the world. 

Prayer for today: Ask God to keep you away from every agent of faith failure.