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This verse brings me back to my childhood. When I was a kid, I was often fearful in the night and needed the comfort of knowing that I was not alone. I doubted it in the moment, sometimes think that my family had abandoned me, unable to sleep, thinking that evil was lurking in my closet or outside my door. I would call out to my mom and dad, and their presence would immediately sooth me, and I could go back to sleep upon this reassurance.There is something special about the comfort that comes from a confident voice that you know and love. Peter had a relationship with Jesus that was similar to my relationship with my parents. In his time of doubt, he calls out to Jesus, scared that he will sink into the water. Jesus, of course, does not abandon him, just as my parents never abandoned me when the monsters in my closet were lurking. With a slight touch and a few words, Peter’s heart is soothed.Although doubt crept slightly into Peter’s heart in the verses following these two, there is one aspect of this verse that shows how special a disciple Peter was. When Jesus walks on water and commands Peter to do the same, what is Peter’s response? What would your response be? "I don’t think so!" "I am not a great swimmer!" "Let another person try first." Not with Peter. "Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water." When Jesus asks him to walk on water, Peter tries to walk on water. If only we could be so obedient! But, my friends, we can!How does Jesus call you in your life? Search your feelings, look within your heart; are you pulled in one direction or have a feeling that you cannot quite shake without explanation? Go in that direction! Christ is calling you to action, and as was the case with Peter, do not doubt him! Christ will be waiting there for you, with an outstretched arm to catch you when you doubt him. If you start to sink, it is because you have chosen to look at the fearful wind and water, as Peter did.Focus on God, focus on Jesus, focus on the Scriptures and cast out the doubts that you hold within. You can do better! As I learned to sooth myself as a young boy because I began to trust that my parents would never abandon me so can you learn to trust that Jesus will ALWAYS be there for you, even when the wind is frightening and the waves are rough. If you feel that you are sinking, do as Peter did: call out to Christ, knowing that he is always listening.