I Want to Walk on the Water

There is a fascinating creature in the ocean known as Turritopsis dohrnii , (pronounced  tur-ih-TOP-sis DOR-nee-eye)  often called the immortal jellyfish . Unlike most living things that move only forward through life—from youth to age—this jellyfish can, under stress or injury, revert back to an earlier stage of life and begin again. What an incredible picture of spiritual truth. While people cannot physically reverse aging, through Jesus Christ we are offered something even greater: spiritual rebirth, renewal, and transformation. God is the only One who can take what feels old, broken, wounded, or worn out and make it new again. Born Again: Our First Spiritual Awakening The greatest renewal begins the moment we come to Christ. Jesus told Nicodemus that no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again . This new birth is not natural—it is spiritual. It is the miracle of God giving new life to the soul. When we surrender to Jesus: old guilt is washed away...

What if the wind I thought was against me…is the very thing God is using to draw the deep out of me? Lately, the wind has felt strong. Not the kind you see coming, but the kind you feel when everything seems unsettled at once. And somewhere in the middle of it…I read about something in the ocean called upwelling. Understanding it brought an indescribable calm within me. When wind blows across the ocean’s surface, it doesn’t just create waves.  It moves water.  The surface is pushed aside,  and in its place, deeper water rises. Cold. Nutrient-rich. Life-giving. These deep waters carry what the surface has been lacking—formed over time, hidden far beneath what can be seen. What looks like disruption on the surface is actually the beginning of life beneath it. And I’m starting to see… the wind is not an interruption— it is an invitation. “Deep calls to deep…” — Psalm 42:7 There’s a spiritual upwelling that only happens when the wind begi...