Keeping Our Eyes on Jesus

Sounds simple enough, doesn't it? Keep your eyes on Jesus. That's the key. But just knowing what you have to do is not enough. You have to take hold of it and use it. Just like the key to your house. If your door is locked, knowing how to unlock it isn't enough. You have to actually put the key in the lock and turn it. If you can't find the key, you don't give up until you do find it because you want to get into your house.

Keeping our eyes on Jesus is the key, you just have to use it. When you feel anger, depression, worry - find the key AND use it.

As I was reading through the bible study this morning, it talked about Peter walking on water until he looked at the circumstances around him. It is when he took his eyes off Jesus that he began to sink. How many times do I do that in a day? Take my eyes off Jesus and focus on whatever the problem is? He is the only answer to get us through but I think we get in the habit of NOT looking to Him and trying to take it all on ourselves.

In Isaiah 40:29-31 it says that He gives strength (power, ability) to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary and young men stumble and fall but those who hope (wait – expect) in the Lord will renew their strength.

If I wait in faith for Him to give me strength, to exchange my weakness for his strength, He will! How amazing is that? How amazing is our God?