James 3:4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.
The above verse is surrounded by other verses about the tongue. It is interesting how the ship and steering it by a small rudder, is between all these verses about what we say. It’s obvious then how important our words are.
Noah’s ark had no rudder, from what I have heard, so that ark was powerless to direct itself and was in the hand of God, who powerfully brought it to dry ground when it was safe. Sometimes that is all we need, just to float around trusting in His power.
Most of the time we need to pilot ourselves. We should always steer towards Jesus Christ and His path that leads to salvation for us and those around us.
Each of us needs quality time, in the presence of God, to know Him intimately and hear from Him through prayer and reading our Bible on a consistent and regular basis.
The fruit of our lives should be good, and our words should encourage others to pursue God’s ways.
Remember that it’s not always smooth sailing, but He is faithful to help us find Him if we search for Him with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our strength.
