Remember that I am here with you always – even to the end of the world – just as I promised.  My love for you is infinite, forever, higher than the highest mountain, deeper than the deepest ocean.  I know it’s mind boggling for you when you think of the infinity of the universe that I created, when you think of all the billions of people on the earth and how I am personally involved in each of their lives and hearts, their struggles and difficulties – and how I weep with them, and rejoice with them and care for each one as if they were the only one on earth.  But that is the majesty and the immensity of My love.  And nothing can separate you from Me!  My Word is true, unfailing and endures forever.

Your life’s journey is like that of a ship out on the open sea. Sometimes the seas are calm and the sky is blue and the sun is shining, but frequently there are great gales, with massive waves, and angry dark skies. These are like the difficulties and challenges of your life.

Sometimes you wish that you could just tie up in port, in some safe and sheltered bay, whenever the dark clouds start building on the horizon. But I didn’t make your ship for the sheltered bay; I made it for the storms! I built it to withstand the storms and the crashing waves, so long as you face into the wind instead of trying to run and hide from it. And the more you face the storms, trusting Me and letting Me pilot, the more weathered you become, and better equipped to face the storms and challenges of life.

During the storms of life, the wind may blow so fiercely and the waves loom so high that you feel like you’re going to capsize sometimes. But meanwhile you often find that you’re being propelled onward in your life so much farther and faster than if you were on a flat and placid sea with not even a flutter of a breeze.

So bravely face the storm, and cherish the peace I give you in the midst of it. The storms will come, but know that I have the power to say, “Peace, be still,” when necessary, and most importantly, to steer you safely through each one, so that you come out on the other side so much farther along in your life’s journey.