December 13

Did you see that Paul told the crew “I told you so”. I thought that was funny, although some people might take that to mean they could say it too.

The first point of today’s reading was that Paul knew that disaster was coming. I want to be that connected with God so He can tell me things like that! Although I think I am that connected, and I think He doesn’t hide things from me, I haven’t got a lot of those warnings before – at least to my knowledge. At times I have gotten a few warnings, that little gnawing in my soul, and now that I think about it, God has warned me before more than I would like to admit. I just didn’t heed it, or doubted it was Him. He wants to guide me through life, why wouldn’t He “guide” me then? It takes time and focus to be guided.

The second thing that amazed me is that Paul was able to seek and HEAR the Lord in the midst of the storm. Wow! That is so hard for me. Seeking and hearing Him at church or when things are going well is nearly easy, but in the midst of turmoil of any kind, I find it hard to hear Him. There is too much of me talking and thinking and it is hard to quiet myself – how about you? Lord take me to place where I can hear your voice in any circumstance. I suppose that starts with listening all the time. Help me Lord, mold me, fill me with You!