CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE - "Why Did You Give Way to Doubt?" - Conclusion

 "Give way to doubt"-what an apt phrase! Doubt can be a powerful, destructive force. If we yield to it, it can eat away at our faith and cause us to sink spiritually. We need to fight back vigorously! How? By keeping the right focus. If we dwell on what scares us, what discourages us, what distracts us from Jehovah and his Son, we will find our doubts growing. If we focus on Jehovah and his Son, on what they have done, are doing, and will do for those who love them, we will keep corrosive doubts at bay. 

As Peter followed Jesus up into the boat, he saw the storm die down. Quiet fell on the Sea of Galilee. Peter joined his fellow disciples in declaring: "You are really God's Son." (Matthew 14:33) As dawn broke over the lake, Peter's heart must have soared. He repudiated doubt and fear. Granted, he had a long way to go before he became the rocklike Christian that Jesus foresaw. But he was determined to keep trying, to keep growing. Do you have such determination? Will you find that Peter's faith is worth imitating. 

Next time: CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO -He Was Loyal in the Face of Tests

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