Rips in the Sail

While praying for a person some years ago, the Lord showed me a picture of a huge sail from an 18th century wind driven ship. When the canvas was unfurled, it would catch the wind and propel the ship along at a steady clip...ergo the name, "Clipper Ships".

As the prayer continued, I not only saw the giant sail but also began to hear the words "Inner healing". As the words the words were repeated over and over, I began to see tiny vertical rips and tears all over the canvas of the sail. I realized that when you have a tear in the sail, then the sail cannot hold the wind and cannot move as fast as when there is a completely whole canvas.

The Lord showed me that picture so that I would know how to pray for that person, but even more so, the Lord showed me that picture to teach me about the importance of Inner Healing. Each unforgiveness is a rip in our sail. Each root of bitter is a tear in the canvas. Each place in my life where a person has quit growing either because of disobedience or abuse becomes a tear in their sail. It is no wonder that our boats do not move as fast as we want them since there is weak places all over the sail that cannot contain the wind.

When we ask the Lord to heal those places, however, then He comes and repairs each rip so that we are able to catch more wind of His Holy Spirit.

Blessings,
Father Scott +