Who is in charge?

Hello everyone, Sorry I didn't post last week. I was planning to, but sometimes things just don't go to plan do they!

Do you ever have those weeks? I know I certainly do! When things go from bad to worse. Well that's the kind of week I have had.

I had train tickets booked to go up and see Clare, however as you can tell from the news Cornwall is cut off by rail. Not fancying having to change between lots of busses and trains I decided to drive.

Only problem with that is the fact my car is on its last legs. So I made sure I had some good roadside recovery cover before I left!

Anyway I left Home at 5am and got up to Clare's around lunch time. Sat down for a brew and had not been there more than an hour when I had a phone call from my parents telling me work had called.

So I called work only to be told my leave was cancelled I had to be back after the weekend to take over on a flood relief team which would be on standby.

That really annoyed me, I had seen Clare for one day since then Christmas holiday and we had both been looking forward to our week together so much.

But I had no choice I had to head back five days early. It was really hard and I was not a very happy person.

There is a saying in the Navy. "That's life in a blue suit" which basically means that's forces life for you! There is also another saying (changed from Navy speak to English) "A moaning Sailor is a happy Sailor!" And there was certainly a lot of moaning going on by everyone recalled. Especially as we were on an hours standby which severely limited what we could do. however we were never used.

Its been a long week knowing I was supposed to be on holiday and now I have to wait until march to see Clare. It made me think a lot about how much control the Navy has on my life. Its never been a problem before and never bothered me. But I guess now I am leaving and the end is in sight I just don't want to have my life controlled to such an extent.

It did make me think about how for nearly 15 years when ever I have been told to do something by the Navy or asked to go somewhere, I have just done it. Without thinking, without questioning, just doing it because I am told to and because people in authority over me have told me to.

I have never really had a problem with it. But I started to think and wonder how often God had told me or wanted me to do things and I had ignored him. Or how often I knew I was breaking Gods rules and knowingly did it anyway.

How can I totally submit myself to something Earthly like the Navy and yet continue to argue or just ignore God at times. The Navy is just run by humans, surely then I should submit to the will of God without arguing even more so than the Navy.

So I had a look in the Bible; James 4:7-8 says this.

⁷ Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. ⁸ Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

So today why not have a think;

What areas of your life are you failing to submit fully to God in?
What rules over your life? Is it God or something else?

The Sailing Salvationist