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Faith Makes Things Possible, Not Easy

The title of this post came from the Upper Room Devotional the other day.  http://devotional.upperroom.org/
How does this statement apply to our lives when things are not going the way we hoped?
What do you do to keep the Faith when things are difficult?

Welcome!

You may be wondering why this blog is titled Fish Out of Water (at least I hope you are).  The first thing that I can tell you is that as soon as I started to think about what to call it, Fish Out of Water popped into my head.  Funny how the Holy Spirit works isn't it?  So then I had to think, what in the heck is God trying to tell me!  Well, the fish symbol was used by early Christians.  And you may find this blog to be NOT like the Church as we have known it.  Thus, Fish Out of Water is all about doing Church Differently.  Secondly, I was reminded about Peter walking on the water (or at least trying to - see Matthew 14:22-36).  Peter was truly a "Fish" (Christian) "Out of Water" (Living the Faith to the Fullest).  And there you have it.  This blog - Fish Out of Water - is all about living our lives to the maximum Glory of God.  But getting back to Peter ... he seems to get a bum wrap for taking in all that was happening around him and for that split second, lost sight of Jesus and began to sink.  Sounds a lot like us doesn't it!  We let all the world get in the way of our relationship with Jesus and what happens?  We start to sink.  However, unlike Peter - who had the boldness and courage to step out of the boat, we are holding tight to the mast, never to let go, like our life depends on it.  And that my friends may be a topic for another post sometime.  But let me leave you with this thought - "If you don’t go all the way with me, through thick and thin, you don’t deserve me. If your first concern is to look after yourself, you’ll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me, you’ll find both yourself and me."  Jesus to the Disciples, Matthew 10:38-39 The Message