{"id":7016,"date":"2012-06-18T06:24:42","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T14:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/?p=7016"},"modified":"2012-06-18T07:29:04","modified_gmt":"2012-06-18T15:29:04","slug":"keep-recognizing-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=7016","title":{"rendered":"Keep Recognizing Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>. . . Peter . . . walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid . . . \u2014Matthew 14:29-30<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RKnBcCdnXyg\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"575\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe wind really was boisterous and the waves really were high, but Peter didn\u2019t see them at first. He didn\u2019t consider them at all; he simply recognized his Lord, stepped out in recognition of Him, and \u201cwalked on the water.\u201d Then he began to take those things around him into account, and instantly, down he went. Why couldn\u2019t our Lord have enabled him to walk at the bottom of the waves, as well as on top of them? He could have, yet neither could be done without Peter\u2019s continuing recognition of the Lord Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>We step right out with recognition of God in some things, then self-consideration enters our lives and down we go. If you are truly recognizing your Lord, you have no business being concerned about how and where He engineers your circumstances. The things surrounding you <em>are<\/em> real, but when you look at them you are immediately overwhelmed, and even unable to recognize Jesus. Then comes His rebuke, \u201c. . . why did you doubt?\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+14:31\">Matthew 14:31<\/a>). Let your actual circumstances be what they may, but keep recognizing Jesus, maintaining complete reliance upon Him.<\/p>\n<p>If you debate for even one second when God has spoken, it is all over for you. Never start to say, \u201cWell, I wonder if He really did speak to me?\u201d Be reckless immediately\u2014 totally unrestrained and willing to risk everything\u2014 by casting your all upon Him. You do not know when His voice will come to you, but whenever the realization of God comes, even in the faintest way imaginable, be determined to recklessly abandon yourself, surrendering everything to Him. It is only through abandonment of yourself and your circumstances that you will recognize Him. You will only recognize His voice more clearly through recklessness\u2014 being willing to risk your all.<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>June 18, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Journal Entry for Today-JDV<\/p>\n<p>Lord, I get the message about keeping my eyes on you during\u00a0 storms and trials, I really do. In fact, I believe I hear you most clearly when\u00a0 I am in the middle of a storm. C S Lewis thought that was the case when he described\u00a0 our pain as God\u2019s megaphone. Whenever I see or even suspect a storm, I run to\u00a0 You. In fact, I often feel like I may let You down because I cling to You most\u00a0 tightly and seek You most desperately on the occasion of storms.<\/p>\n<p><em>And God says\u2026\u201dAll\u00a0 things work together for good, for those that love the Lord and are called\u00a0 according to His purpose. Storms, tough times, difficult circumstances; they\u00a0 are all used to help shape and refine you. When you begin to see heaven as your\u00a0 home, you begin to understand that this life on earth is simply a preparation for\u00a0 life everlasting. All that occurs in this life shapes and helps prepare you for\u00a0 the next. And the most amazing lesson is your realization that you are complete\u00a0 only when you are connected to Jesus. If storms and tough times are what drive\u00a0 you\u00a0 closer to Jesus, then they are good for your life.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. . . Peter . . . walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid . . . \u2014Matthew 14:29-30 The wind really was boisterous and the waves really were high, but Peter didn\u2019t see them at first. 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