Another post caught my attention today on social media. “A ship doesn’t sink because of the water around it. It sinks because of the water that gets inside of it. Don’t let what goes on around you get inside of you and weigh you down.” We can’t always control our environment, but we can control our reaction and how it affects us.
With Christians, it isn’t just what we allow inside of us, but Who we let inside. When we accept Jesus Christ as our savior and follow Him, God’s Holy Spirit moves into our heart and crowds out all of the clutter that we have accumulated from around us that is weighing us down and replaces it with love that lifts us above the waves and storms of life.
The Holy Spirit not only guides us on the path God has laid out for us, but He seals us from those things that might put us in danger of sinking. The more familiar we become with that great power within us, the safer we will be.