May 25, 2014 April 2, 2014 Alive to God Leave a comment. This is a great reminder for us that we should always keep our eyes on Jesus, see what He is doing through our storms, and when we feel like we are sinking, re-align our focus with Jesus and not our problems. Our greatest need before conversion is the gospel of Jesus Christ, and our greatest need after conversion is the same gospel. God comes to us in His grace and mercy and He forgives us. Keep your lives free from the love of money. But when he kept his focus on Jesus, he could do miraculous things. Jesus was also walking on the water. If we thought we faced temptations before we knew Christ, it is nothing compared to what happens after we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Freedom From Worry. If it doesn’t bring your heart to God, then get rid of it. They were too busy and overwhelmed by the storm to see the miracle or appreciate it for all its worth. If we take our eyes off the Lord and focus on the problems of this world, then we will begin to sink into an ocean of doubt and despair. When we find ourselves sinking low, we need to cry out to the Lord, putting our eyes back on Jesus and trusting Him at His Word. Peter originally had the faith to step out. When we take our eyes off Jesus Christ things can go wrong between us and our bank balances. Contentment can quickly become covetousness. The demons go nuts when that happens. At one time or another we have been to the beach. The lesson is that when Peter took his eyes off of Jesus he began to have doubts and he let circumstances terrify him. Yet the sooner we learn that we cannot control our circumstances and that the key to overcoming them is keeping our eyes on Jesus, the better off we will be. Often, Satan uses distraction and difficulty to take our eyes off of Jesus. When it takes your eyes off of Jesus, get rid of it. But Prayer is much more than God rescuing us in a time of need. In Mark 6:45-56, we see that even the disciples were easily distracted and oblivious to the miracles that Jesus was performing right in front of their eyes. But, prayer, keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus Christ, will give us the grace to persevere through any storms we may experience. But what we forgot it we took our eyes off what God put in front of us. Yet He took His eyes of what Jesus was doing already. Prayer is a relationship, where God constantly fills us with his love, gives us purpose and identity. Through faith in Jesus, our sins are washed away. The people began to grumble (speak out their discouragement), and find fault with anything and everything. When Jesus is no longer our ALL, and discouragement takes root, it becomes a downward spiral. And then the battle really heats up. The most profitable lives we can live is when we hear and accept Paul's teaching that godliness with contentment is great gain. For when we take our eyes off our Lord and set our eyes on ourselves, the Christian life becomes not only miserable but impossible. When we take our eyes off of Jesus, things get worse. We know the difference between being on the sand and in the water. At the beginning of each new year, we announce a theme for the year along with a theme verse. When we keep our eyes on Jesus we have nothing to worry about for He knows our every need. “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2). ⁣ ⁣ It is only when we remember that the goal of our lives is to draw close to Him and to do His will can we hope to live a joyful life in the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Then we get upset when things fall apart and we want to place the blame everywhere and on every one. 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