"But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid. "Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water." "Come," he said." Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!" Matthew 14:27-30
To be a disciple is to be a learner/student; it is to choose to grow in Christ. Growth means getting out of the boat. Every time you take a risky step of faith there is the potential for fear. Every time you get out of the boat, every time you face a new challenge, a challenge way bigger than your own resources could meet, you may just experience fear.
In a sense, discipleship is always a choice between comfort and fear. That's not good news for many of us because we’re so easily driven toward comfort. It's easy to sit in the boat and play it safe. But as John Ortberg says, "If you want to walk on water, you've got to get out of the boat."
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