Waking up this morning, I ran to Captain at the helm, because I had a nightmare last night. Fear was wanting to enter because of it. It seemed so real!
When I met Him up there, I cast my cares on Him and said, "Captain, help me."
"What is it you need, my daughter?" He asked empathetically.
"I had a nightmare, and I am being tempted to be afraid, and I don't want to be. I want to trust in you," I exclaimed nervously.
He looked at me sweetly, hoping that I would remember and know that He cares deeply for me, and that He is my strength and my shield against any harm or danger. He remained silent.
"What does it all mean, Captain?" I asked urgently.
"It means the enemy came and tried to sow some seeds in your mind during the night," He revealed.
"You said 'tried' to sow seeds. You mean it didn't take?" I asked.
"No," He said.
"Why not?" I inquired.
"Because when the fear woke you up, you called out to Me," He said. "It was then that I took my blood and covered you with it, and it protected you. The seeds he was trying to sow, died and did not germinate."
"Well, my concerns involving what the nightmare was about are still there," I said.
"I am aware of that," He said, "and I'm holding that person in my Hands of love and grace. When you first had those concerns, I told you that everything that was going on was part of the process I was working in them, to 'restore the years the locusts have eaten' in their life. That is a promise I had made to you many years ago-remember?" He explained.
"Yes, I will never forget it, Captain. I have depended on that for my whole family," I said.
"Well, why are you doubting now?" He asked.
"I guess because the physical evidence was beginning to be stacked, and I let it have an effect on my faith," I said sadly, but truthfully.
"Yes, the enemy will try and 'prove' that I am not true to my Word in many ways so you stop trusting in Me," He stated.
"I hate him," I said firmly.
He let that one drop, and then said, "Do you remember what I told you faith meant?"
"The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen," I said.
"Which evidence will you believe? The evidence seen or the evidence unseen?" He asked.
"I see what you mean, Captain. Believing in You and Your promises involves believing in what is not yet seen, but is true nonetheless," I said with renewed vigor.
"And in My time, faith will become 'sight,'" He said, giving me hope.
"Oh, Captain, help me not look at the things that seem to be, but are not, looking only at You and what You have promised," I said petitioning Him.
"You've got it," He stated succinctly.
"Just like that?" I asked.
"Ask and it will be given to you," He reminded me of another promise of His to His children.
"It always works out when I bring things to You," I said in confidence.
"And I always want you to bring everything to Me," He said. "I want you to trust that I love you and will do the best for you in each situation when you do."
"How long before I learn that one, Captain?" I asked.
"As long as it takes. Remember I will finish what I started in you," He promised.
"You are full of good promises, aren't You, Captain?" I said happily.
"I am the Promise," He said.
With that, I dreamily went back down to the deck and looked out at sea, wondering if my love was being lavished with these great truths from Captain, as I was. Knowing that he was, I smiled and looked with hope to the time we'd be back together, after the Captain had determined that we both were ready.
When I met Him up there, I cast my cares on Him and said, "Captain, help me."
"What is it you need, my daughter?" He asked empathetically.
"I had a nightmare, and I am being tempted to be afraid, and I don't want to be. I want to trust in you," I exclaimed nervously.
He looked at me sweetly, hoping that I would remember and know that He cares deeply for me, and that He is my strength and my shield against any harm or danger. He remained silent.
"What does it all mean, Captain?" I asked urgently.
"It means the enemy came and tried to sow some seeds in your mind during the night," He revealed.
"You said 'tried' to sow seeds. You mean it didn't take?" I asked.
"No," He said.
"Why not?" I inquired.
"Because when the fear woke you up, you called out to Me," He said. "It was then that I took my blood and covered you with it, and it protected you. The seeds he was trying to sow, died and did not germinate."
"Well, my concerns involving what the nightmare was about are still there," I said.
"I am aware of that," He said, "and I'm holding that person in my Hands of love and grace. When you first had those concerns, I told you that everything that was going on was part of the process I was working in them, to 'restore the years the locusts have eaten' in their life. That is a promise I had made to you many years ago-remember?" He explained.
"Yes, I will never forget it, Captain. I have depended on that for my whole family," I said.
"Well, why are you doubting now?" He asked.
"I guess because the physical evidence was beginning to be stacked, and I let it have an effect on my faith," I said sadly, but truthfully.
"Yes, the enemy will try and 'prove' that I am not true to my Word in many ways so you stop trusting in Me," He stated.
"I hate him," I said firmly.
He let that one drop, and then said, "Do you remember what I told you faith meant?"
"The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen," I said.
"Which evidence will you believe? The evidence seen or the evidence unseen?" He asked.
"I see what you mean, Captain. Believing in You and Your promises involves believing in what is not yet seen, but is true nonetheless," I said with renewed vigor.
"And in My time, faith will become 'sight,'" He said, giving me hope.
"Oh, Captain, help me not look at the things that seem to be, but are not, looking only at You and what You have promised," I said petitioning Him.
"You've got it," He stated succinctly.
"Just like that?" I asked.
"Ask and it will be given to you," He reminded me of another promise of His to His children.
"It always works out when I bring things to You," I said in confidence.
"And I always want you to bring everything to Me," He said. "I want you to trust that I love you and will do the best for you in each situation when you do."
"How long before I learn that one, Captain?" I asked.
"As long as it takes. Remember I will finish what I started in you," He promised.
"You are full of good promises, aren't You, Captain?" I said happily.
"I am the Promise," He said.
With that, I dreamily went back down to the deck and looked out at sea, wondering if my love was being lavished with these great truths from Captain, as I was. Knowing that he was, I smiled and looked with hope to the time we'd be back together, after the Captain had determined that we both were ready.
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