Eyes upon Him

Who of us has not had the experience of being gripped by fear, overcome by our own weaknesses, and disappointed by our own failures, and yet we turn to Christ, fall upon Him, focus our attentions to His beauty and His strengthening Word.

There we find ourselves walking above these things which had previously overcome us but, to our utter dismay, our victory found only in a steadfast focus upon Christ begins to elude us as confidently we declare our freedom and foolishly forget the discipline that brought us out in the first place.

We begin to be overcome and find ourselves slipping into the morass and despair, depressed and distraught. Was this not the experience of the great apostle Peter when after treading on the water, he began to slip as he took his eyes off Christ? His defeat however was overcome when he called out, “Lord, save me, I’m sinking.” This is what we must do. Don’t hesitate, don’t debate, and don’t chide yourself for your frailty. Just call out to Him and once again re-commit your heart to the one who came to heal, rescue and restore.