If you want to walk on water, you've got to get out of the boat

[Yomaru]

The first chapter is about the story of Peter seeing Jesus in a storm and then getting out of the boat to walk on water. It is a book about the struggle between faith and fear.
What it means by getting out of the boat is that we need to get out of our comfort zone. Therefore, it would mean accepting challenges and failure and taking them as opportunities to grow.

[Yomaru]

The second chapter is about facing fear and using gifted talent. It starts with a story of John's mother getting some precious dinnerware from John's paternal grandmother. The dinnerware is so intact like never have been used. This raises a thought for John, a gift can either be risked and used or being hidden and never be used at all.
Then, our talents are like the gift received from God. Here uses the example of 3 servants. God gave us the talents because they trust we can use them well. If we don't use them, we are wasting God's presents. When God settle the accounts and ask what we have done with what he gave us, he may not be happy.
Also, John mentions the gift from God is like the chance of a lifetime. If we waste, it may not happen again. We need to cherish the talent we have and reach out for big goals.