(original message sent via email 8/28/23)
With summer vacation coming to a close, I was reflecting on something I saw on a ferry ride we took earlier this summer.
We were coming home from our trip from Nova Scotia and were on a ferry ride from Yarmouth, NS to Bar Harbor, Maine. Towards the end of the ferry ride there was an announcement that the boat would be slowing down so the pilot from Bar Harbor would board the ship and pilot the ferry into the harbor.
Hearing this made me think how every day we are on a journey. And whatever journey we are on, whether it is with school starting or a different journey, we have a choice, to navigate the journey on our own or to slow down and invite God, the most skilled pilot of life, "on board" to help us navigate our way on the journey.
Whatever journey you are on this week, I invite you to join me today to...
pause. breathe. pray.™
May we remember that we don't need to go through this day, week, month, season, year or life alone. God is always there. We may not see Him, like the pilot boat in the fog in the picture above, but He is always ready and willing to be there to help us navigate our way through the smooth, and rough, days of our lives. It may be humbling for us to admit we need His help, yet may we slow down and invite Him on this journey each day, like the ferry driver invites the pilot on board so they safely make it to the harbor every time.
And for more encouragement for your week, a new Live from the Inside Out™ podcast episode, You are Encircled with Love, is available for you to listen to HERE.
Have a blessed week!
With love and hope,
Shawn
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
- Psalm 32:8