It's been 10 days since I came back from Melbourne.

Some of the things that I noticed when I landed in Malaysia 10 days ago was how the air feels different. How there were so many Protons around instead of Holdens. How there were so many mamak stalls instead of Aussie breakfast. Ooh! Speaking of Aussie brekkie, you guys should try the big brekkie at Atomica Cafe along Brunswick Street. Skye and myself decided to go there for brekkie a few days before she went back and man! did we discover gold. They serve the best mushrooms around, and compliment that with freshly brewed coffee made by the Atomica coffee maestros... it's magic right in front of your five senses.

Being home is good. Been speaking Mandarin and Cantonese everyday, which is great 'cause I need the practice before I head to Singapore for a short trip! :) I still thank God for bringing me back to Malaysia, there are so many times when my eyes were opened to things and people around me. I look at where I live, where I have my dinners and where I hang out and I start thinking to myself, people should not settle for a mediocre life and think that it is as good as it gets. There is so much more out there. So much more than just waking up at 7am everyday, get stuck in traffic, work and come back at 5.30pm. There is so much more than earning 3 meals a day, pay the mortgage, sit at the table whining over credit card bills and then toiling day and night trying to not go in debt. There is so much more than that.

The first step of faith is the hardest. You don't know if you're going to sink or stay afloat. I was reading the passage where God calls Peter out of the boat and he started walking on water. Now, for the longest time, when I think of that picture, I have the image of Jesus standing in a distance and Peter stepping onto calm waters. Quite a serene picture. But when I read it again, God gave me a revelation of how when Peter stepped out of the boat, it was a rough stormy night! The wind were created waves not ripples. I reckon when Peter took the first step out, there were a thousand and one thoughts going over and over in his head like how should I place my feet onto the water? Should I step on the tip of the wave or maybe wait for the wave to pass? But I suppose, Peter knew who Jesus was. Instead of focusing on the waters, he looked straight into Jesus' eyes that says 'You can do it, Peter. Just walk. Keep looking at Me.'

The miracle of Peter walking on water was futher amplified when it wasn't just still water he walked on. Instead he showed the world how we can still walk on stormy waves right in the darkest night, when there's no one watching, but it is just between you and Jesus Himself. It is often said, Jesus isn't in the boat. He is out there waiting for you, for me, for someone with some faith.

As how Mal Fletcher puts it simply in the daily recharge today, is your faith in the power of the storm or in the One who has the power over the storm?

Jesus, I can see You out there. Help me step out of my boat into Your arms.