What are you afraid of?

So, what ARE you afraid of? Snakes? Heights? Falling off ladders? Crowds? Men walking on water in the middle of the night?

¹⁹When they had rowed three or three and a half miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were terrified. ²⁰But he said to them, "It is I; don't be afraid." ²¹Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

John 6:19-21 (NIV)

The disciples had just had a busy day. They had fed 5,0000 men with just a little bit of food and then had to clean up the mess. Cleaning up after a family of four after dinner is enough work. Cleaning up after 5,000... I personally can't imagine it. The disciples must have been exhausted. They got in the boat to head to their next destination. Jesus stayed behind. A long day. Feeding a lot of people. Cleaning up after those people. Then rowing three and a half miles. Ugh! When will this day be over. What's that over there? Is that a ghost out over the water? The disciples were terrified. The Greek word phobeō is the word from which we derive our word phobia. They were scared. They were perhaps acting a little irrationally. What did Jesus tell them. "It is I. Don't be afraid." Jesus got in the boat with them. Boom. They reached their destination. Keep your eyes on Jesus - not on your circumstances. Let Him in your boat. Be not afraid. What, I ask again, are you afraid of?