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📖 Who Was Peter?

Simon Peter was a fisherman from Galilee who became one of Jesus' closest friends and most prominent apostles. He was the first to declare Jesus as the Messiah, the one who walked on water (and sank), and the one who denied knowing Jesus three times on the night of his arrest.

Peter is the disciple who feels the most human. He's bold, impulsive, and deeply emotional. He gets it spectacularly right sometimes and spectacularly wrong other times. But what makes Peter's story so powerful isn't his failures — it's that he always came back. Every time he fell, he got up again. And Jesus never gave up on him.

If you matched with Peter, it means you share that same combination of deep passion and imperfect follow-through. You feel things strongly. You jump in. And even when you stumble, something inside you keeps pulling you forward.

⚖️ Your Strengths & Struggles

✦ Your Strengths

Bold Initiative You don't wait for permission. When something needs to be done, you step up — even when others hesitate.

Deep Emotional Capacity You feel things fully. Joy, grief, conviction — you don't do anything halfway, and that depth draws people to you.

Resilience Through Failure You've been knocked down, and you've gotten back up. Your best growth has come from your hardest moments.

Loyalty When you're in, you're all in. The people and causes you commit to can count on your fierce dedication.

⚡ Your Struggles

Impulsivity You leap before you look. Your passion sometimes outruns your wisdom, leading to promises you can't keep.

Fear Under Pressure In the heat of the moment, fear can overtake your convictions. You've said things — or stayed silent — that you regret.

Self-Doubt After Failure When you fall short, you don't just feel bad — you spiral. The gap between who you want to be and who you are can feel crushing.

Needing External Validation You sometimes look to others to confirm what you already know. Trusting your own voice is an ongoing lesson.

🪞 Your Story Parallels

Walking on Water (Matthew 14:22-33) — Peter was the only one who got out of the boat. He actually walked on water — until he looked at the waves and started to sink. If you've ever taken a bold step of faith only to be overwhelmed by doubt halfway through, you know exactly what this feels like. The good news? Jesus reached out and caught him. He'll catch you too.

The Denial (Luke 22:54-62) — On the worst night of his life, Peter denied knowing Jesus three times. Not out of malice, but out of fear. If you've ever backed down from something you believe in because the pressure was too great, Peter's story tells you this: that moment doesn't define you. What you do next does.

The Restoration (John 21:15-19) — After the resurrection, Jesus didn't lecture Peter. He asked him one question, three times: "Do you love me?" Three denials. Three chances to come back. This is the heart of Peter's story — and maybe yours. You are not your worst moment. You are who you choose to become after it.

🧭 Your Next Steps

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Start Here: John 21

The story of Peter's restoration after denial. Jesus meets him right where he is — and commissions him to lead. This chapter is the thesis of Peter's entire journey.

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Matthew 14:22-33

Peter walks on water — and sinks. A powerful picture of bold faith meeting honest doubt.

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1 Peter (full letter)

Written by Peter himself, decades later. A transformed man writing about suffering, hope, and identity. You can hear his growth in every line.

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Acts 2:14-41

Peter's sermon at Pentecost. The man who once denied Jesus in fear now declares him boldly before thousands.

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"The God of Second Chances" — Tim Keller

A sermon on how failure isn't the end of God's plan for you — it's often the beginning of something deeper.

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"Failing Forward" — Steven Furtick

On the difference between being defined by your failure and being refined by it.

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"Getting Out of the Boat" — John Ortberg

What it means to step out in faith when everything inside you says to stay safe.

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If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat — John Ortberg

The definitive book on bold, imperfect faith. Deeply practical and directly connected to Peter's story.

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Falling Upward — Richard Rohr

On how the second half of life — after failure and disillusionment — is where real spiritual growth happens.

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The Ragamuffin Gospel — Brennan Manning

Grace for the imperfect. For people who know they don't have it all together — and are learning that's okay.

If you're open to it — here's a reflection for where you are right now.

God, I know I don't always get it right.
I jump too fast. I speak too soon. I burn hot and then I freeze.
But something in me keeps reaching for you — even when I'm sinking.

Help me trust that my failures aren't final.
That your hand is always there when the waves come.
And that the question you keep asking me isn't "why did you fail?"
but "do you love me?"

The answer is yes. Even when I don't show it well.
Teach me to walk again.
Amen.

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Your One Step This Week

Read John 21 this week. Just that one chapter. As you read, ask yourself: "What would it look like for me to hear Jesus ask, 'Do you love me?' right now — and say yes with my actions?"

That's it. One chapter. One question. One honest response.

Peter

📖 Who Was Peter?

⚖️ Your Strengths & Struggles

🪞 Your Story Parallels

🧭 Your Next Steps

Your One Step This Week

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