“Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowd. After He had dismissed them, He went up on a mountainside by Himself to pray. Later that night, He was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. Shortly before dawn, Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw Him walking on the lake, they were terrified. ‘It’s a ghost,’ they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’ ‘Lord, if it’s You,’ Peter replied, ‘tell me to come to You on the water.’ ‘Come,’ He said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’ Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ He said, ‘why did you doubt?’ And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, ‘Truly You are the Son of God.” Matthew 14: 22-24

We sink before reaching our goal because we are unaware of where we are coming from. Even in the face of impossibility, there is something within you that can bring forth your miracle.

Most of the delays you have faced in your life are delays you indirectly planned or carried out because you act in the natural.

• Become addicted to the supernatural
  If you can take your eyes off the natural, you will realize that contrary winds cannot stop the wind. Wind respects wind. Everything about you is that wind which no contrary wind can stop. Only the wind can move over the sea.

As long as you do not shift from the natural to the supernatural, you won’t understand that your situation is so light because God had already equipped you before it arrived.
When faced with challenges, simply transition from the natural to the supernatural.
When things are contrary, respond with a contrary condition.

• When what you are doing becomes difficult, keep doing it.
  When the battle becomes tougher, change your tool and become tougher in the face of that battle.

Verse 25
The night is a time of darkness, loneliness, and isolation.
Stop seeking people’s help when you don’t even know where you truly need help.

• You may have worked so hard, and someone else took the glory; that is the night of your life.
  When you deserve recognition for your good works but remain unrecognized, that is the night of your life.
  Simply keep “WALKING,” no matter how hard it seems, until you are recognized…

This text is an excerpt from the book “OVERCOMING DELAY“ written by Kingsley O. NWANKPA.

We invite you to read the next article, “PLANNING.”

WHEN YOU ARE CLOSE. WHEN YOU ARE CLOSE. WHEN YOU ARE CLOSE.