James 3:4 “Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires.” [NKJV]
Our lives are like a ship on the move. Ships are designed to stay in water, to move and work in that surrounding. Ships can be huge and can move under their own power however the wind and waves can still push them around. Even the greatest cruise liners of the 21st century have to allow for wind resistance in their navigation otherwise they will go off course.
There are many winds that blow at our lives. The strongest and most consistent of these is the fierce wind of adversity. Adversity will push us around but we must remember that we have a pilot, a captain, steering our life. A ships captain moves the rudder and the ship turns and uses the winds of adversity as well as the resistance of the water that it is immersed in to accomplish the directions of the captain. Whatever circumstances we are immersed in, whatever winds of adversity are blowing at us, let the pilot, the captain, Jesus Christ steer us on to our destination.
Even the smallest move of a rudder will transform the direction of the largest ship. In our lives a small shift in direction can often result in the greatest of outcomes. We are to hold fast to the instructions of Jesus for our life, asking Him to steer our life to its destination. Use the powerful winds of adversity and the resistance of circumstances to accomplish His purpose in your life this week. Yield to our pilot, our captain Jesus… He knows where to take your ship!
