FAIHT CAPSULE: Are you experiencing any confronting challenge that is huge enough to knock of you confidence?  

Matthew 14:22-33

Fear in the face of trouble or fear in the face of sudden terror is the demonstration of no confidence in the Lord. It is written, “Do not be afraid of sudden terror, Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes; 26 For the LORD will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught.”(Proverbs 3:25-26) Is there any reason for being afraid? To be afraid in the face of sudden terror is the evidence of lack of confidence Unchanging Changer. Lack of confidence is the evidence of lack of faith. Where faith is absent fear is fully present. The Israelites were afraid in the face of confronting challenge when Moses said to the people,

“Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see

again no more forever.  The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”  (Exodus 14:13-14) Holding onto peace in the face of challenge is the evidence of confidence. Are you experiencing any confronting challenge that is huge enough to knock of you confidence?  
It is easy to confess our hope and trust in the Lord but when trouble or sudden terror comes like a wave, our faith becomes tested. However, the more we hear and hear about how different troubles and sudden terrors were overcome by the presence of the Lord, our faith supposedly will rise. Jesus made His disciples get into a journey where there faith was tested. It was not accidental but a passage through incident that was to qualify them as ones that have seen it all, being in it all and experienced it all so that they could be our model. He sent them on a journey at a late hour a time of no return, “…Now when evening came, He was alone there, But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. ” (Matthew 14:23-26) Jesus’ disciples must have seen enough miracles during their walk with Jesus not to be afraid but yet they were afraid because they lack confidence. Jesus, the One who sent the disciples in the boat across to the other side before Him did not forsake them despite their lack of confidence. Has He called you and all that you are dealing with are challenges upon challenges and waves after waves? Be confident and know that enemy cannot be more powerful more than Jesus.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to be constantly confident in the face of any challenge.