I'm an author, entrepreneur, and Christian therapist from the state of Texas. I love encouraging other moms in the everyday moments of motherhood and their walk with Christ.
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What Walking on Water Really Means
Published 11 days ago • 5 min read
Hey there, Mama,
In the previous newsletter, I shared with you about walking on water. Since then, God has kept ministering to my heart on this. Through prayer with a sister and friend of mine, and honestly, through what He's been walking me through personally, I keep coming back to the same realization: walking on water isn't just about the faith it takes to step onto something that can't hold you.
It's about the faith it takes to leave something behind.
The people you're used to being around. The community you've grown comfortable in. The routine that's felt safe, even when it wasn't serving you anymore. Walking on water often means walking away from what's familiar before you ever feel steady on what's new.
I want to sit in that with you today.
Devotion: Learning to Walk on Water
Scripture
"And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus." — Matthew 14:28-29KJV
Read that again.
Peter was the only one who got out of the boat. Not James. Not John. Not any of the other disciples who loved Jesus, who had walked with Him, who had seen Him do miracle after miracle. Just Peter.
Everyone else stayed exactly where it was familiar — in the boat, holding onto the wood they knew, surrounded by the friends they trusted, watching from a safe distance.
Peter didn't have company on the water. He had Jesus. And I think that's the part we skip over when we talk about this story. We focus so much on the sinking, on the "oh ye of little faith," that we miss the first miracle: Peter was willing to be alone with Jesus when no one else would.
Mama, walking on water might look different than you think. It might look like a new mom who can't go out late anymore — no more spontaneous movie nights, no more parties that run past bedtime — learning to be content rocking her baby at home while everyone else is out living the life she used to live.
It might look like the mom of several children who isn't invited to the gathering at her friend's house, because that friend's home is decorated for an empty nest, not little hands.
It might look like releasing the version of "needed" you used to be, the parent your children once depended on for everything, who now watches them stand on their own as grown adults, and has to find a new kind of purpose in that.
Every one of those is a boat. Familiar. Safe. Full of people who love you but can't walk this particular water with you.
And every one of those moments is an invitation to step out anyway.
It's scary. It's disorienting. But it's also where we learn to fix our eyes on Jesus instead of the wind and the waves — sometimes completely on our own. And here's the mercy in it: when Peter began to sink, it wasn't the disciples in the boat who reached for him. It was Jesus. He was the only one close enough to catch him, because He was the only one who came out onto the water too.
So if you're in a season where you feel like you're the only one who stepped out, the only one leaving the routine, the friend group, the role everyone else still expects of you, you're not just alone. You're alone with Jesus. And alone with Jesus is not the same as lonely.
Take a Moment to Reflect
Take a moment to reflect:
Ask yourself:
What "boat" — what community, routine, or role — is God asking me to step out of right now?
Have I mistaken the discomfort of being alone with Jesus for the pain of being lonely?
When I start to sink, am I looking at the wind and waves, or am I looking at Him?
Pray: Father, it can be scary sometimes stepping out on faith into the unknown and unfamiliar. Please help me in this new season you have called me to. No matter who it separates me from or identifies me with.
Shifting in Seasons: What Working from Home Taught Me About Motherhood
As moms, we're so good at recognizing when our kids are changing — adjusting their routines, buying the next size up, learning their new favorite snacks. We show them grace at every stage because we understand growth brings change. But when it's our own season shifting, we don't always extend ourselves that same grace. This week's blog asks why — and what it looks like to leave the boat for ourselves, too.
🤎It's okay to grieve the season you're leaving, even while you trust the One who's calling you into the next one.
🤎Find one quiet moment this week to be alone with Jesus on purpose, no distractions, no agenda, just Him.
🤎When you feel like you're sinking, don't look for someone in the boat to save you. Look for the hand that's already reaching.
🤎Content doesn't mean invisible. Choose to be fully present in this season, even if it looks nothing like the one before it.
Faith-Filled Affirmation For the Week
"Today I choose to step out in faith, even when I step out alone. I trust that being alone with Jesus is never the same as being lonely. When I feel myself sinking, His hand is already reaching for me. I release the boats I've outgrown, and I walk toward Him in every new season He calls me into."
Closing Encouragement
Mama, can I leave you with this encouragement?
Walking on water was never really about the water. It was about Peter's willingness to leave the boat. Leaving the place that made sense, the people who understood him, the routine that felt safe — all for the sake of getting closer to Jesus.
Your boat might be a season of your life you've outgrown. It might be a friend group that isn't going where you're going. It might be the identity of who you used to be needed as. Whatever it is, know this: you were never meant to carry the fear of stepping out alone, because you're not actually stepping out alone.
You're stepping toward Him ✝️
And when you start to sink — because some days, you will — His hand is already reaching for you before you even ask.
With love and encouragement, Karen 🤎
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