Man of little faith

"Man of little faith," these were the words of Jesus to Peter in the Gospel passage last weekend. Jesus followed with the words,"Why did you doubt?"

Peter initially trusted Jesus and walked towards him across the water but once he felt the force of the wind, he was frighten and started to sink. This is so true in the many different periods of my life. I try to live my life according to Christ but when faced with trials and tribulations, I get afraid and lose sight of Christ. Doubts start flooding my head and before I know it, I am sinking into the troubled waters of my fear. I know how difficult it is to focus on Christ during the storms in our lives but Jesus is there and He will never abandon us, always ready to put His hand out to hold us. We will always be men of little faith every now and then but we need to be ready to let Christ increase in our lives and let Him squash all our doubts.

Help us focus on you always Lord, and may you forever be the biggest part of our lives.