And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” — M a t t h e w 1 4 : 2 8 ( n k j v )

When Peter saw Jesus walking on water, he didn’t care about anyone else; he just wanted to please Jesus. Peter asked Jesus to command him to get out of the boat. Jesus answered and commanded him to come.

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If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow — to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways and to hold fast to him — then the Lord will drive out all these nations before you. — D e u t e r o n o m y 1 1 : 2 2 – 2 3

Emily, 18, said, “I would like to know more about reading the Bible. Sometimes, it can be intimidating to do all on your own. When you feel that God is presenting more than one path for you to follow, how do you choose?”

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It is finished! — R e v e l a t i o n 2 1 : 6 ( n l t )

Maybe you need to hear those three little words. Today, don’t be afraid. It says three times in Scripture that if we share in the sufferings of Jesus, we will also share in his glory (Romans 8:17; 2 Corinthians 1:7; 1 Peter 5:1).

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You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. — J a m e s 1 : 3 – 4 ( m s g )

Jesus uses our own personal prisons (work, home, school,
our bank account, fill in the blank) to move us from prisoner to palace guard — like Paul — if we’ll let him.

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Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. — P h i l i p p i a n s 4 : 6 ( n l t )

Chad, 25, said, “I see people not succeeding and not living up to their fullest, and I hate not being able to do anything about it.”

To Read Further: Psalm 31:1; Isaiah 30:15; 57:15; Philippians 4:6

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