Snapshot: Rowboat

This is from yesterday, 11/4:

Yesterday the Lord gave me a vision of a rowboat rowing through rough water. This boat had four oars. (Details are important when interpreting visions, as every vision God gives is perfect).

I felt there were several messages there. These messages were for my wife and I, but I believe other Christians can also benefit from them.

Encouragement: We are laboring for the Lord (rowing)
Encouragement: We are set above stormy seas of doubt and chaos
Encouragement: We have been set in motion on a course
Encouragement: Four oars, working in unison towards an open door
Instruction: Sometimes God lets us go through rough waters. Do not pray against God's will.

When I get a vision, the first thing I do is look in the Word for confirmations. In the few minutes after seeing the rowboat, the Lord gave me several. These verses confirmed the first impressions I'd had and added new depth, too.

Confirmed:

"James". James 1:6: "But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind." Our boat was given be God to separate us from such things.

Isaiah 51:15:"For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea, causing its waves to roar. My name is the Lord of Heaven's armies." Sometimes God causes the seas to be stormy. Sometimes setbacks are from Him. He gives us challenges, so that we can remain restful in Him right through hard times.

So, God preserves us from doubt and anxiety through His WORD. We must stay in His will (the boat) in order to stay sheltered. It is He who sets into motion, now we need to keep working for Him. When in spiritual warfare, we need to align with His will, no matter how turbulent it may seem be. Not every minor disturbance is from the enemy! By persistence and boldness we will reach the open door He has already set before us.