06/03/2026
It wasnโt the strength of the storm that caused Peter to sink, it was the direction of his gaze. When Peter first stepped out of the boat in Matthew 14 in the middle of a storm, he did something humanly impossible. He walked on water. His eyes were fixed on Christ, not the chaos around him.
But as soon as Peter "saw the wind,โ he began to sink. The storm wasn't new. The wind had already been blowing. The circumstances around him hadn't changed. What changed was the object of his attention. The same principle plays out in our lives everyday. Fear grows when our focus shifts away from Christ, and to our surrounding circumstances. Anxiety increases when we fixate on the waves around us, rather than the Savior before us.
The most encouraging part of the story is what happened next. The moment Peter cried out, "Lord, save me," Jesus immediately reached out and caught him. No hesitation. No delay. No โlectureโ while he was drowning. Christ rescued him first and corrected him afterward.
The answer to fear isn't to pretend our livesโ storms arenโt real. It's to remember that Christ is greater than the storm. While the waves may rage and the wind may howl, when our eyes are fixed on Jesus, we discover His presence is stronger than anything threatening to overwhelm us.