Learning to Ride the Storms, Embrace the Wind & Trust God (9.21.14)

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 the 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 may tend to complain about the strong winds blowing, and the discomfort they bring; however, these same winds hold the power to push you to your destination. While may be focusing on the discomfort, you are not realizing 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 God is the I AM.  He is the One at the helm of your ship. God is the I AM, the One steering you. And yes, God will at times steer you into the wind so that His sails can catch it, and take you where Our Father needs you to be.

Therefore, because you are a Child of God, stop struggling; and learn to yield to what God is doing in your life. Learn to stand in His name and face these situations, knowing that Your Captain is in control of the 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 arrive to your place of victory, you will see that you are much stronger than when you first started the journey. You will see that through (and by using) your circumstances, God pushed you beyond what you could have ever imagined. You will see that only the Lord our God could have done these thing in your life. And then you will hear the voice of the Lord our God 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.