Around the start of this year, I have several visions of boats. Vanessa, too, has been getting images of boats, even cruise ships. There wasn't given much insight into this until January 5th, when I read at random Acts 21. Also, while in street ministry I felt instructed and guided to simply 'flow' in the Spirit and allow His Love to guide me here and there.
"We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went on board and set sail." Acts 21:2
But praise God that His messages are never really random! (Proverbs 16:33) God gives a vision in steps so that our seeking Him in faith reveals the next part (1 Corinthians 13:9). In leading me to Acts, I felt God was speaking to me about Vanessa and my upcoming mission trip. Further confirmations followed fast after this one.
Confirmed 1/6/15: Patricia King featured on the Elijah List with a word called, "Remember My Promises in 2015". Below is an excerpt, in italics:
"Your life is in My hands. I am the Captain of your ship and I will lead you through the channel of promises into a glorious place. Remember My promises in 2015."
God is the captain of our ship! Aha! He is the one who steers us towards His will. He is the one who guides us continually and broadens our path (Isaiah 58:11). More on this later.
Confirmed 1/6/15: Jennifer Rivas also released a new word this day. Here it is. In it she exhorts the body to "Anchor yourself" to the Word.
Confirmed: There was a post on the Quickened Word entitled, "The Angel of Change On The Good Ship." Wow! In it were so many confirmations and encouragements. The site's author even posted a picture of a cruise ship!
Thanks to the revelation that each of the above ministers shared (Romans 12:3 and on) a clear picture came together. The Lord combined the above themes and what He's been revealing to me, and led me into the truth!
God is taking the chosen onto a new boat. This boat has been designed by the master architect Himself! He has helped us in the past, and He is still helping us today. He has given us inspiration in our personal lives. This inspiration, these dreams from Him, are what the boat represents.
God is taking us to a new spiritual place, and that may have aftereffects in the natural world. It did for the apostles in Acts 21. He is taking us to a place where we work for Him. He will captain our ship, and He will steer us where He pleases. All we need to do is flow with Him and have faith. We need to let Him navigate like only a captain can.
"At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the back of the ship and prayed for daylight." Acts 27:29
There is another level to this, though. As God takes us on this boat, from Glory to Glory, we need to stay grounded in the Word through all the journey. We need to always be aligning and realigning with the truth. There will be trouble, and there will be stops. All of these trials will be included on our boat ride with God. When waves come, we need to let the Word be our anchor. Simply go back to His promises, and go back to the written and prophesied Word. He who trusts in Him, and in the things He's spoken, will never be shaken (Psalms 125:1).
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." Matthew 24:35
God is the captain, the Word is the anchor......and our tongue is the rudder on the Ship. God knows where He's going. And He knows where He wants to take us. He wants to steer us, but we need to align our mouths with Him. We need to use the power of our tongue to choose life. We can align the rudder of our God-given ship with it's captain. We need to align our rudder with His heart.
"With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied with the product of his lips. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit." Proverbs 18:20-21
Imagine how frustrating it would be if the captain of a ship was constantly trying to steer a ship whose rudder just would not cooperate. What if it had a mind of it's own? Wouldn't that be so annoying? I bet that's how God feels when He tries to guide us, but we confound His efforts with our words. Or He may be waiting for us to set sail, but we in our speaking and praying remain unaware of His desire to initiate or change our course.
What a long-suffering job God might have as our captain of our lives, if we didn't speak and pray His Kingdom come. But we have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16)! We can be at one with our Captain. We can by our words be a cooperative rudder that listens and knows the desires of the captain. Let's get the boat moving. Let's allow Him to relocate us. Let's allow Him to take us across new seas, just like Apostles Luke and Paul. Let's also position ourselves to receive from our Lord gifts from other ships! All we need to do is provide the agreement of our thoughts and tongues.
"Surely the coastlands will wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, To bring your sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, For the name of the LORD your God, And for the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you." Isaiah 60:9
"We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went on board and set sail." Acts 21:2
But praise God that His messages are never really random! (Proverbs 16:33) God gives a vision in steps so that our seeking Him in faith reveals the next part (1 Corinthians 13:9). In leading me to Acts, I felt God was speaking to me about Vanessa and my upcoming mission trip. Further confirmations followed fast after this one.
Confirmed 1/6/15: Patricia King featured on the Elijah List with a word called, "Remember My Promises in 2015". Below is an excerpt, in italics:
"Your life is in My hands. I am the Captain of your ship and I will lead you through the channel of promises into a glorious place. Remember My promises in 2015."
God is the captain of our ship! Aha! He is the one who steers us towards His will. He is the one who guides us continually and broadens our path (Isaiah 58:11). More on this later.
Confirmed 1/6/15: Jennifer Rivas also released a new word this day. Here it is. In it she exhorts the body to "Anchor yourself" to the Word.
Confirmed: There was a post on the Quickened Word entitled, "The Angel of Change On The Good Ship." Wow! In it were so many confirmations and encouragements. The site's author even posted a picture of a cruise ship!
Thanks to the revelation that each of the above ministers shared (Romans 12:3 and on) a clear picture came together. The Lord combined the above themes and what He's been revealing to me, and led me into the truth!
God is taking the chosen onto a new boat. This boat has been designed by the master architect Himself! He has helped us in the past, and He is still helping us today. He has given us inspiration in our personal lives. This inspiration, these dreams from Him, are what the boat represents.
God is taking us to a new spiritual place, and that may have aftereffects in the natural world. It did for the apostles in Acts 21. He is taking us to a place where we work for Him. He will captain our ship, and He will steer us where He pleases. All we need to do is flow with Him and have faith. We need to let Him navigate like only a captain can.
"At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the back of the ship and prayed for daylight." Acts 27:29
There is another level to this, though. As God takes us on this boat, from Glory to Glory, we need to stay grounded in the Word through all the journey. We need to always be aligning and realigning with the truth. There will be trouble, and there will be stops. All of these trials will be included on our boat ride with God. When waves come, we need to let the Word be our anchor. Simply go back to His promises, and go back to the written and prophesied Word. He who trusts in Him, and in the things He's spoken, will never be shaken (Psalms 125:1).
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." Matthew 24:35
God is the captain, the Word is the anchor......and our tongue is the rudder on the Ship. God knows where He's going. And He knows where He wants to take us. He wants to steer us, but we need to align our mouths with Him. We need to use the power of our tongue to choose life. We can align the rudder of our God-given ship with it's captain. We need to align our rudder with His heart.
"With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied with the product of his lips. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit." Proverbs 18:20-21
Imagine how frustrating it would be if the captain of a ship was constantly trying to steer a ship whose rudder just would not cooperate. What if it had a mind of it's own? Wouldn't that be so annoying? I bet that's how God feels when He tries to guide us, but we confound His efforts with our words. Or He may be waiting for us to set sail, but we in our speaking and praying remain unaware of His desire to initiate or change our course.
What a long-suffering job God might have as our captain of our lives, if we didn't speak and pray His Kingdom come. But we have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16)! We can be at one with our Captain. We can by our words be a cooperative rudder that listens and knows the desires of the captain. Let's get the boat moving. Let's allow Him to relocate us. Let's allow Him to take us across new seas, just like Apostles Luke and Paul. Let's also position ourselves to receive from our Lord gifts from other ships! All we need to do is provide the agreement of our thoughts and tongues.
"Surely the coastlands will wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, To bring your sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, For the name of the LORD your God, And for the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you." Isaiah 60:9
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