Jesus Reached Out

There are no truer words than these ones written below.

This is my life to a tee. Lord knows I want my life going in a different direction but distractions are my Kryptonite and before you know it, a week had gone by, then a month, then a year, and my life is nowhere near where I was hoping to be.

Now that I'm older and a little bit wiser, I now know I can't change my life or my circumstances without first putting Jesus in the center of it and with His help, I can see the change I've so longed for and so can you.

Jesus first and foremost! All you have to do is reach out and take the hand of the Man from Galilee.

God Bless.

Jesus Reached Out

Julie Schwab

Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. Matthew 14:31

Sometimes life gets busy—classes are hard, work is exhausting, the bathroom needs to be cleaned, and a coffee date is on the day’s schedule. It gets to the point where I force myself to read the Bible for a few minutes a day and tell myself I’ll spend more time with God next week. But it doesn’t take long before I’m distracted, drowning in the day’s tasks, and forget to ask God for help of any kind. When Peter was walking on water toward Jesus, he quickly became distracted by the wind and waves. Like me, he began to sink (Matthew 14:29–30). But as soon as Peter cried out, “immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him” (vv. 30–31). I often feel as if I have to make it up to God after being so busy and distracted that I lose sight of Him. But that’s not how God works. As soon as we turn to Him for help, Jesus reaches out without hesitation. When we’re unsettled by the chaos of life, it’s easy to forget that God is standing in the middle of the storm with us. Jesus asked Peter,

“Why did you doubt?” (v. 31). No matter what we’re going through, He is there. He is here. Next to us at that moment, in this moment, ready to reach out and rescue us.

Lord, help me to turn to You in the midst of my busyness and life’s distractions. Thank You for always being here, ready to catch me. God is waiting for us to turn to Him so He can reach out and help.