Search - If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

One of the best books for building your faith. You'll laugh and cry but you'll be a better Christian for reading this. It's a keeper.

A very challenging book for those struggling with their faith.

This is a good book. It tells what you can do in the face of failure and how God can help you.

John Ortberg has found his calling. He uses his talent, experiences and knowledge to help others find their calling too. This is written well. Easy to understand and really makes you think and learn to pray for guidance in why you are on this earth. I think one could read this once and then pull it out a few years later and learn from it all over again. Great book!

John Ortberg’s, If You Want to Walk on Water You’ve Got to Get out of the Boat, provides a fresh look at Peter’s water walking scene found in Matthew 14: 25-32. Basically we find ourselves in either one of two positions – in the boat or walking the water. While being in the boat offers a certain level of comfort and security, it also brings about limitations and stagnation in our experiences with Christ. Ortberg points out the high cost of staying in the boat which includes the loss of the following: self esteem, joy, destiny, authentic intimacy, and availability to God. Just as Jesus’ invitation to “come” was not just to Peter, He has extended the invitation to all believers to get out of our boat. The author doesn’t suggest undertaking reckless risk but presents a balance between risk taking and discerning Jesus’ call to come. I got so many helpful nuggets from this book and would definitely recommend it to others. Some of my favorite quotes were:
•The death of hope paralyzes the spirit.
•Fear makes people bury the treasure God has given them.
•Peter didn't ask for a guarantee, just an opportunity.
•What God does in us while we wait is as important as what we are waiting for.
Chapter titles include:
1.) on Water-Walking 2.) Boat Potatoes 3.) Discerning the Call 4. )Walking on the Water 5.) Seeing the Wind 6.) Crying out in Fear 7.) That Sinking Feeling 8. )Focusing on Jesus 9.) Learning to Wait 10.) How Big is Your God?

good information and well written, I got quite a bit out of this book.