Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

In 1952 a small crew of US Coast Guard servicemen head out into the stormy sea, off Cape Cod, to rescue the crew of the SS Pendleton tanker ship. During their way out to sea, they crossed a dangerous area where the ocean's waves crashed into the shoreline shelf. One huge wave hit the boat, ripping the canopy and their compass from the vessel. As the true story is told, in the movie "The Finest Hours", they were still able to navigate without the compass, found the shipwrecked crew and safely made it back to port. 

As you face each day, storms develop on the horizon....conflict at work or home, a doctor's appointment concerning your health, an accident, pending loss of a loved one....storms come in a variety of ways. Those storms look fierce and your internal compass wants to direct you around the storm, into calmer waters. As you look out, you quickly realize this storm is much larger than you and avoiding it is impossible. That's when you must place your faith and trust in God to guide you through the painful and challenging circumstances of life.

Are you facing a difficult situation? Asking God to remove the problem and it's still in front of you? Trust Him! Change your prayer from removal to HELP me navigate through this storm. Your sense of direction may seem off, trust God completely, without doubt and He will see you through. Never doubt what God asks of you and the direction He shows you to take. He sees the other side of that storm and knows the best route.  On the other side is calmer waters and a time for rest and thanksgiving. Trust Him every day and He will see you through. Sail on! God bless.