You of Little Faith!!!

Okay...so a friend of ours asked us to cover for them in teaching their junior high sunday school class for the next two sundays.  Cory and I of course said yes.  Well in thinking about what our lessons should be about I remembered one of my favorite stories in the Bible, Jesus walking on water.  I have always thought of the story as a story about hope.  One where no matter how bad our life gets, Jesus is there with us and to save us.  Well this still holds to be true for this story, but while reading up on it I have gotten another meaning as well.

This story talks about how when Jesus came the disciples thought that he was a ghost because he was out on the water.  He said, 'It is I.'  Well Peter decided he wanted proof.  So he said for the Lord to show him that it was really him by calling him to come out on the water with him.  Jesus said, 'Come'.  So Peter did.  While he was focused on the Lord he stayed above the waves and was untouched by the storm.  When Peter started to doubt he started to sink, and asked the Lord to save him.  Jesus immediately reached out his hand and saved him.  Jesus then said, "You of Little faith, why did you doubt?"  \

This story is so true of our lives.  Especially those of a Fat Chick.  We go along in daily life eating to our hearts content.  Then we are in the middle of our 'minds' storm and realize that we need Jesus to help us to beat this and drop the weight.  When we cry out to Him, He is there.  But then as we are starting to progress we think that we are failing and that it is up to us, not Jesus, to get through this.  Then when we stop looking to Jesus and forget to lean on him and turn everything over to him, we stop losing weight, we start failing, AGAIN!  Then the horrible cycle starts over again!

We have to stop having such small faith.  We have to do what Peter was doing in the beginning.  We have to look to Jesus and trust in him with all our hearts to pull us through and help us drop the weight.  We have to turn it over and believe that He is the almighty God and the creator of the universe and can give and take away.  So I pray tonight that I keep my focus on Jesus and walk with Him in the journey of dropping this weight!  I pray the same for all you sister Fat chicks out there.  I also pray this for everyone who is seeking God's assistance and guidance in their life. 

Much Love,
The Fat Chick
KT