Walking on the Sea

There are many lesson’s that can be learned from Christ’s miracle of walking on the water, but today I want to focus on Peter’s example of faith.

Originally when the disciples saw Christ walking towards him on the water it states that they “were troubled.” Do we sometimes feel this way as we see Christ coming towards us during our trials? At first when I thought about this I was sure that of course not, I welcome him coming in my hour of need! But the more I thought of it I wondered if that was really true. Do we sometimes not recognize The Lord as he attempts to help us in the midst of our trials? Do we sometimes not accept his bread because we think it’s a stone?

Peter was the first to recognize the Savior, however, and what he did next astonishes many, yet the principle is simple. But by putting our trust in The Lord we too can walk on the waters of trial and temptation. The key is to have faith, believe, and not fear. This can be hard as often times in our lives we may accept God’s plan for us, but that does not mean we are not afraid. Just as Peter we may see the temptations and trials coming and sink into despair. This scripture teaches us the next valuable lesson. We do not need to depend on our faith alone. The moment that Peter cried out to The Lord, Christ immediately stretched forth his hand.

If we focus all our energies and focus on The Lord we can be given the knowledge and power to endure all our trials and temptations. In D&C we read that we can comprehend all things, just as Joseph Smith was promised when he prayed to The Lord. If we have faith instead of fears we can withstand all our trials that we are faced with. And in those moments that we may lose our faith or waver, the moment we look to Christ he will come to our aide.