When commanded by Jesus, Peter stepped out of the boat and began walking to Jesus on the water. Well, not really on water but walking on the Lord’s command — “Come.” On beginning to sink, Peter cried out, “Lord, save me!” How did he “begin” to sink? The moment you think twice you’re almost the same as sunk! You don’t “begin” to sink, and if your name (like Peter’s) is Rock you’ll sink like a stone!
After you’ve asked the Lord to issue you an order and he gives it, don’t have second thoughts because once “out there” you’ll need to move forward. We sink when we have second thoughts — we think twice. When Peter moved his eyes off Jesus and onto the wind and the waves his heart began to sink, and so too did his body.
First thoughts are daring but second thoughts are dangerous! Once you’ve stepped out as ordered by the Lord it’s best to leave your mind behind, because when you begin to think you’ll begin to sink! It’s not a question of metaphysics: what happened to Peter can happen to us, too, if our mind has not been fully renewed by the Word of God. We are to be led by the Spirit not the mind. Let your mind play catch up to your spirit until it’s renewed and can then say “Amen!” to every thought dropped into it by the Lord.
When the Spirit of God leads you to do what you’ve asked, don’t think. Just do it. (You can analyze how it happened after the event). I ‘walk out’ on words of command that link my desires to God’s Will. (This post is for those who are spiritually sensible, not those who’ve not been commanded by Jesus yet think they can do whatever they wish at will, anywhere, anytime.
Either act as commanded or stay in the boat, as did the other eleven disciples, who had not asked for a word but saw how well one worked — until the mind messes things up. Not your mind, I hope.
By “a word” I mean “a word from the Word” — the Bible. Not the “logos”: a past word but rather a “rhema”: a present one. One that leaps off a page of the Bible and into your heart; or one that the Spirit of God puts in your mind. A Rhema Word comes in Real Time and prompts immediate action! You’ll know what I mean when you receive one.