I have to be confident in Jesus, and to trust Him - when there is turmoil all around, and life is uncertain:

Think of Peter, walking on the waves - and Jesus, calling to Him - as long as he kept his eyes on his Saviour, he could walk on water

- and so can we...we can walk on tossing and turning waves, if we fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.

How funny - it is all coming together, about faith...

...how merciful God is, to give us so many pictures we can see, from the Gospels, in Jesus.

I can say this - but I know - I am nowhere near perfection...I am yet so helpless - and fickle, at times. And it's been so long - I pray this doesn't go away. God has slowly been building me back up - from a life that had fallen apart...and faith worn thin, held onto by determination only. I had lost sight.

There is one thing that always helps me to remember: No pride.

I think I may have been too prideful, in the past, to truly rely on Jesus - so that I could say, what I am, I am because of Jesus. I think I am still a bit too prideful. But God is showing me now.

I just pray He will give me strength whenever things are hard, and I can't bear them on my own. (I have to trust that He will.)

Today is Good Friday.