Nothing worse than that sinking feeling…when your boat is sinking…going down…shipwrecked! God has a lot to say to keep your boat on course, in good shape, afloat, with no leaks, and reaching your destination!
The problem is that many are too busy bailing out the water because there are holes in their boat that they are not taking the time to keep the rudder straight and so are perpetually sailing in circles, never getting anywhere really, and when you see them they always say the same thing over and over like that they are just holding on, BUT have all the same problems they had last year only now they are worse! Jesus is the answer and will give wisdom when we ask in faith nothing wavering for he that wavers is like waves of the sea DRIVEN and tossed forward and back. A double minded person will not receive anything of the Lord!
Let’s start with fixing the rudder problem to get our ship where it needs to and should go! The rudder STEERS THE WHOLE BOAT yet is very small compared to the size of the boat! So a little part does a BIG job and is MOST IMPORTANT! If your rudder splits or breaks off….OOPS…NOW YOU ARE GOING NOWHERE FAST!
God says in the book of James 3 that as the rudder is small and yet steers the direction of the whole boat so the tongue is a very small member but makes big problems and is set on fire of hell and boasts great things and is wild so that no man can tame it! In a nut shell if we don’t control the rudder and just let it flop all over the place anywhere it feels like going….we will be headed for great problems and shipwreck!
The problem is what we say that we shouldn’t be saying and don’t say what we should be saying! Have you ever been around people that just talk their problems day and night until you are ready to pull your hair out!? When we talk the problems, sickness, disease, lack, poverty, depression, etc. We are establishing the present evil circumstance and giving the evil full sway in our lives…..the boat has gone in circles so long we are getting dizzy and don’t hardly know which end is up! GOOD NEWS…YOU CAN CHANGE IT ALL FOR THE GOOD AND TOTALLY TURN THE SHIP STRAIGHT BACK ON COURSE FOR THE ABUNDANT LIFE!
James 3 says the tongue is unruly and full of “deadly poison” and with it we bless God and curse man whois made in God’s image. Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. He then says this should NOT be this way! Bitter water and fresh cannot come from the same fountain. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways! Notice God says “man” cannot tame the tongue, and people use at as an excuse to blaspheme, speak evil words of fear, doubt, and unbelief, and lies demons spoke in their minds about life, God, other people, the present, the future, sickness, healing and every conceivable evil thing you can think of! If evil is controlling the tongue it is time to drive out the evil spirits behind that evil for the bad words do NOT come from the “fountain” of the Holy Spirit so the bitter water is coming from another source that is not of God and is designed to destroy people!
Why do you think God made it that when you are baptized in the Holy Spirit you SPOKE language in other tongues as the Spirit gave utterance? The Holy Spirit is the one who tames the tongue as we yield our heart, mind, and tongue to Him! Think about it! What would the Holy Spirit say if somebody thinks something they need is “impossible”? The Holy Spirit is the SPIRIT OF TRUTH so He would say what God says in the Word of God: “WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO HIM THAT BELIEVES”! So what we need to do is say what the Holy Spirit says!