Who is the Captain of your ship?

Mike and I are embarking on a 7 day prayer programme. I don't like to call it a 'programme'. It's more a spiritual journey. But spiritual journey invokes thoughts of cool, running waters amidst a nice lush, green setting with pleasant musak playing (elevator music).

This one on the other hand, is what I feel more 'warfare' of sorts. We are declaring war against the enemy. We want to eradicate the bad and infuse the good into our lives. We've literally thrown out some rubbish and we're determined to make changes in our lives. We've too many distractions. Walked the wrong trails. Reached dead ends. There is no one else who can throw you a lifeline except for God. Take it. Accept it and embrace it wholeheartedly. He is such a wonderful God. We want to please God.

When we enter into this, we must expect the 'enemy' to be 'prowling'. There will be distractions which will try to throw us off track. Therefore, if you are of the same faith as me, I implore you to please send a prayer to God to protect and guide Fiona and Mike as they embark on this week long prayer journey. It is important to us and we really want to be able to complete it. Thanks so much.

You know how someone who's about to commit a crime may know full well that it is wrong and yet go ahead with it? Well, in the same way, most of the time, we are fully aware that God needs to be the Captain of our ship and yet, we try to steer the vessel to go our way. It's not going to be easy but we're determined to let God steer.

Because of my work schedule, I decided that to embark on a midnight prayer programme would suit me best. Mike agreed. Last night was the first night. So how did it go? I can only say it was so enriching. Wonderfully uplifting. On my way home from work last night whilst driving, I could feel my praying in tongues take a different tone. It was definitely different. I could feel my heart bursting with joy that I was going on this journey with God. I kept praying that all would be well and we would really be able to start last night. Well, we did and at the end of the session, I was surprised that it had taken us 2 and a half hours. We fell asleep exhausted. Woke up this morning feeling more refreshed than I have ever been for a very long time.

I'm not trying to show off to you. If you've been following my blog the last couple of years, you would have realised that I am on a journey to betterment with God and this is just one of the ways for me to do it. If I can write about it and someone else can read and learn something, then why keep it to myself? I'm not standing in a corner beating my breasts, boasting that I am praying and fasting. I am telling you so that you too should search inside for fulfilment in God. It's God or nothing. There is no compromise. I thought there was but there isn't.

God is the Captain of my ship and He won't let me sink. Who is the Captain of your ship?