To walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
Walking on Water
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds. And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it. As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said, "It’s a ghost!" and cried out with fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them: "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid." Peter said to him, "Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water." So he said, "Come." Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" When they went up into the boat, the wind ceased. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." Matthew 14:22-33
I'll talk more about this in another post. But, something to think about in the meantime is that in this passage there were 12 men who underwent failure. 11 who did so quietly inside the safety of their boat. And 1, Peter, who got out of the boat, and walked on water before he started to fail. And even when he started to sink into the waves, cried out! His cries were heard, and the focus of his failure turned from walking, back to the same failure those 11 men had...a lack of faith.
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds. And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it. As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said, "It’s a ghost!" and cried out with fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them: "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid." Peter said to him, "Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water." So he said, "Come." Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" When they went up into the boat, the wind ceased. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." Matthew 14:22-33
I'll talk more about this in another post. But, something to think about in the meantime is that in this passage there were 12 men who underwent failure. 11 who did so quietly inside the safety of their boat. And 1, Peter, who got out of the boat, and walked on water before he started to fail. And even when he started to sink into the waves, cried out! His cries were heard, and the focus of his failure turned from walking, back to the same failure those 11 men had...a lack of faith.