EXCITED FAITH !

EXCITED FAITH ! That's what happened to Peter when he jumped out of the boat to walk on water. (Matthew 14:22-28). He was not ready for water walking faith. But he saw Jesus walking on the water. I am sure they were saying, "If Jesus was here, things would be different." They looked up and saw Jesus walking on the water. Peter in his excitement said, "Lord, If It be You, bid me to come." Now, Peter was not ready for war walking, but his faith was excited. Peter forced Jesus into calling him out of the boat. He said, "If it's Really You, bid me come." What could Jesus say ? He couldn't say, "No, It's Not Me. Forget it, Peter, you're not yet ready to walk on water." Anything He said other than "come" would have been a lie. Even if He did answer at all, it would still have been a lie, for it really was Jesus. All Jesus did was answer Peter's question when he said, "Come." Peter did walk on the water. But his faith was not developed to the point that he was able to hold fast to that Word of Faith ("Come"); he became involved with the circumstances. When he did, he began to sink. Faith lift him. If you are not careful, you can excite the faith of people to the point where they will get so far out that they sink. Many people have gotten excited about faith because of some story someone told. They said, "this is the way it happened to me, and it all worked out good." But that person was operating at his or her level of development. Remember, faith in God only comes by hearing and by hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17). It may be disastrous for you to do that same thing. Therefore, when you operate in the kingdom principles of faith, practice them before you preach them. Many people are practicing what they preach; but you need to be preaching what you have already practiced. Don't just excite their faith. Get them involved with the kingdom principles. You can excite people beyond their ability. This is what happened to Peter. He got excited and tried to operate beyond his level of faith. Jesus didn't intend for that to happen. Peter forced Him into it. You may have done the same thing. You said, "Lord, if it's your will for me to do this, then let this other thing happened to prove Your will." It was God's will for you to do that, but it wasn't God's will for the other thing to happen. You forced God into a bad situation. You painted yourself into a corner, so to speak.