Walking on Water

So I have had some things weighing on my mind lately.  Nothing earth shattering but still weighing on my mind.  I love to listen to S. Michael Wilcox as he teaching about gospel stuff.  I learn how he teaches and I feel like a sponge soaking up the knowledge as fast as he can spit it out.  The only problem is ...  remembering it!

Anyhow, I love the Bible story of Peter walking on the water.  It talks to me when I think about it or read it.  I know Jesus and Heavenly Father want us to come to them when they beckon us?  Brother Wilcox has a tape called Walking on Water.  When we are asked by our Heavenly Father to do things it sometimes seems like he is asking us to do things that are too hard to do, He might as well ask me to walk on water.  But as Brother Wilcox points out that if we are asked to do any of those difficult tasks He must know we can do them.  Heavenly Father wouldn't ask me to do this if He didn't think I could.  So many times we hear we will not be given more then we are able to bear and yet we forget just like Peter that Christ is standing next to us supporting us upon our journey.  We can do anything when he is with us.  Just like catching Peter he catches us.  We just need to keep trying.  We didn't come here to fail.

I am convinced that Heavenly Father sees a different me.  He sees me as to who I really am and who I have the capability of becoming.   I know I don't see myself in that same light and yet it would help for me to see myself as Heavenly Father sees me.

Brother Wilcox also touches on how we sometimes wish we could change circumstances in our lives or in the lives of those we love.  He enlightens that to walking on the wrong sea.  "We are treading where we have not been asked to go.  We want to do the impossible as it relates to other people.  To create testimony,  to give life, to restore health, to take away somebody's pain.  To fix a marriage or create one for someone, give children to a childless home.  This usually result in what we want for our children.  Because we so badly want to bring blessings to other people's lives and we can't always do that.  He says.. when those moments come he has to remind himself of the 'silver and gold have I none"...  Acts 3.  "When we desire to give to others what they so desperately need and I can't, doesn't mean I don't have something to give...  such as I have...  give I unto thee.  I can only give what I have.  I don't have power to change lives.  Occasional we demand of life what it really can not give." 

Oh how I understand that.  It is probably the hardest thing about being a parent.  To watch as our children journey through life and navigate their way through things.  I have often wished I was the one who was in that circumstance.  But it is not for me to do and I have to remind myself as Brother Wilcox talked about that I give and do what I can and then I have to stand back and let my children walk.  That is what they are here to do as well.  Everyone on this earth is learning to walk on water as well.  Heeding the Saviors call to come unto Him.  But I have a sure knowledge that he will catch them just like he catches me when I fall short.  And that is comfort to my soul.