Pastor’s Blog
Shift Your Weight: Matthew 14
Sometimes it’s the same motions and activities and steps that we’ve done hundreds of times, but it’s the context that throws us off and makes us doubt we can do it.
For example, in Matthew 14, Jesus walks out across the water of the Sea of Galilee to reach his disciples. It’s stormy. The waves are high. Their boat is taking on water. In the deep gloom they discern a figure in the water who identifies himself, above the noise of the storm, as their teacher, Jesus. Jesus calls to Peter to come out onto the water to him. In the storm. Boat sinking. Waves high. Walk on the water.
Feet in the Net: Psalm 25:15
There's a show on Netflix called The Floor is Lava, on which teams of contestants are told to get from one end of the room to the other without touching the floor, which is covered in four or five feet of bubbling red water ("lava"). They have to jump from one piece of furniture to another to do so. On one episode, there was a giant cargo net that contestants could release from the ceiling and then jump to.
Work Out: Ephesians 5:29-30
You are supposed to sweat at the gym. It's okay if you have streaks on your shirt, sweat running down your face. It's called a workout. You are supposed to work. If you feel fatigued when you leave, you don't think, "What's wrong with me? Why couldn't I handle that better?" And no one, seeing you, thinks you hate yourself. Instead, they are happy for you. You worked out.