Instead of Avoiding Storms, Embrace the Winds, Trust God & Sail to Your Destination (9.15.14)

My Child,

As a ship is tossed about in the ocean, too often you may 

feel tossed about by your circumstances. 

However, you may fail to realize that these same waves 

contain the power to take your boat to its destination. 

Those strong, powerful winds will catch the sails and transport 

the vessel through the rough waters, and although it may not be comfortable, 

it will reach its destination. 

You complain about the strong winds blowing, and the discomfort they bring;

however, these same winds hold the power to push you to your destination. 

You are so focused on the discomfort, 

that you are not harnessing the power of these situations. 

Instead of fighting against them, embrace them and learn to ride them.

Learn to ride waves and the situations that challenge you. 

If you learn how to use the challenging circumstances in your life, 

you will rise above them. 

Then, once you do this, you will look up and see 

that I am the One at the helm of your ship. 

I am the One steering you. 

And yes, I will at times steer you into the wind 

so that My sails can catch you. 

And take you where I need you to be.

Therefore, My Child, stop struggling and learn to yield 

to what I am doing in your life. 

Learn to stand in My name and face these situations, 

knowing that Your Captain is in control of your ship. 

Learn to rise above fear 

and use faith in these circumstances. 

Instead of avoiding the storms, 

embrace the winds, and sail through to your destination.

Then, when you get your place of victory, 

you will see that you are much stronger 

than when you first started your journey. 

You will see that your circumstances pushed you 

beyond what you could have ever imagined. 

You will see that only the Lord 

could have done this thing in your life. 

I say to you, learn to ride the storm, 

embrace the strong winds blowing in your life, 

and sail on to victory, with Me.
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Acts 27:30-31 - And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.