Gettin' outta the boat (not)

Is "faith" getting out of the boat, or staying in?
It's easy to look at the guy jumping over the rail and walking out on the stormy seas and say, "Boy, does that guy have some serious faith!  Wish I had faith like that."  But, are we ever called to stay with the sinking ship?  When every intelligent soul on the face of the planet knows this thing's goin' down and even the rats are abandoning ship, could the act of faith be in sticking with it?
Yes, there was the time when the ship was tossed in the sea and it was really scary.  And Peter saw Jesus walking on the water and went out and joined him. (Matt 14:22-33)  But there was also the time when the sea was rough and even the experienced fisherman were terrified and they were waking Jesus up and saying, "Hey, don't you care.  We're gonna drown!"  That time, Jesus didn't walk on the water or invite anyone out of the boat.  He just said, "Where's your faith?"  And then, "Peace.  Be still." (Mat 8:23-27)
Sometimes faith is standing in the impossible place, knowing there is no hope, hoping only in God!

The Recovering Consumer's Lord's Prayer

I was meeting with a student – we get together once a week to talk about what God is doing in our lives (and other random things) – when I mentioned refrigeration and food storage were key in “getting off the grid”.  (I could lead you down the path of “are you called of God or convinced by Christians?” through used motor oil to how I arrived at that point, but it would take several paragraphs.)  I then made the observation, “Unless we become Amish”.  Their food storage is the living creature that produces the product.  I don’t need to refrigerate my milk, I just go obtain today’s supply from Bossy.  Which then led to “give us this day our daily eggs” and a few seconds later “and forgive us our decadence as we try to keep up with the Joneses.”

So, with no further ado, The Recovering Consumer’s Lord’s Prayer;

Our Father in Heaven, indescribable is who you are.  Your perfect plan is our desire, beautiful is the order you created.  Give us this day our daily eggs and forgive us our decadence as we try to keep up with the Joneses.  And lead us not into consumerism, but deliver us from our selfishness.  For in you is contentment, and peace and joy everlasting.  Amen