“Why can’t we walk on water, Mom?”
My kids ask me this all the time. And honestly, it got me thinking.
Jesus said we would do everything He did and even greater things. So why does walking on water feel so impossible?
What if water in that story wasn’t just water… what if it represented emotion?
Think about it:
Have you ever been in a season where the emotions felt too heavy, too overwhelming, too much to bear? Yet, when you fixed your eyes on God when you made Him your filter before looking at the challenge suddenly the weight shifted. The fear lost its grip. The pain softened.
That’s not an accident. That’s the principle.
When Peter stepped out of the boat, he walked on top of the waves. As long as his eyes were locked on Jesus, he rose above the storm. But the second fear crept in the second he let his gaze drop to the chaos around him he sank.
Isn’t that exactly what happens with us?
We sink into anxiety when we start measuring problems instead of promises.
We drown in fear when we forget God already declared the outcome.
We let the waves pull us under when we believe our feelings louder than His Word.
But here’s the truth:
Every storm, every mountain, every need you already have the victory. It’s already done. Already spoken. Already finished.
So what does “walking on water” look like for you?
👉 It looks like choosing faith when fear knocks.
👉 It looks like speaking His promises over your pain.
👉 It looks like trusting that the mountain has already been cast into the sea.
That’s how you rise above the emotions instead of being swept away by them.
So the next time the waves of fear, doubt, or grief come crashing in fix your eyes.
Lock them on Christ. Trust. Surrender. Believe. Receive.
And you won’t just survive the storm.
You’ll walk on water. 🌊✨