Do you speak before you think? That happens to me all the time. So I've reason to identify with the apostle Peter, the wild and crazy guy who stepped out of a perfectly good boat--and walked on water!! Peter knew he could walk on water if Jesus called him,he said so--and then he thought about it. That's what made him sink.
Peter was a man of profound insight. He is the one who said "You are the Christ the son of the living God." Mathew 16:16 But somewhere between what you know in your head and what you know in your heart -doubt takes charge. For a little good advice read James 4:13-17. When Peter said he would never deny Christ, he didn't know what trials and danger he would be facing. Now read John 21:15-17. This is Jesus saying forgive yourself, because I already have. He knows we will do what we don't want to do sometimes. When we fail we need to dust ourselves off and get up and keep on going.
For your memory verse I've chosen Psalm 34:13 "Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies." It's a tough assignment, but it gets easier if you just keep reading that bible.
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