Focusing on Jesus
Matthew 14:31
****Don't look down.!
A. Hope is the fuel.
1. Everything hinges
on whether we focus on the Saviour or the storm.
2. Don't look
down!
3. When we become
more focused on the overwhelming nature of the storm than the
overwhelming presence of God, we are in trouble.
4. Whenever
Jesus calls someone to get out of the boat, he gives the power to
walk on the water.
B. Learned helplessness.
1. Learned
helplessness is the giving up reaction, the quitting
response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't
matter.
2. Hope does not just
motivate positive action, it actually has healing
power.
C. Christ-mastery.
1. Optimism
and hope are not quite the same thing.
2. Our ability to
live in hope to remain focused on Christ during the storm is largely dependent
on what we feed our mind.
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