Not ever having been on an actual sailboat but having a basic understanding of the important elements, I believe that the Keel must be the foundation of how everything works together to prevent tipping over and to navigate in the wind. As I refreshed my mind with some of the information needed, I learned that the keel is the first part of the boat which is built and the day that the work begins is the beginning date for the vessel.
The next information that I needed to understand is how to ‘steer into the wind’, because, apparently, it is best to zig-zag. The keel provides the resistance to the force blowing against our vessel as we navigate choppy waters but, without that stabilizing foundation, there is no hope of moving safely on nor of reaching shore.
What is our ‘keel’? What steadies our course in life? What provides the resistance to persevere on the choppy waters of our daily experiences? What keeps our vessel moving toward our destination and zig-zagging when we must steer into the wind?
Our Keel is God’s Holy Spirit! Our earthly vessel is rudderless until the day that our spiritual journey begins with Jesus as our ‘navigator’. His Spirit is breathed into our sails and He sets our course. Sail on with confidence – even if we need to zig and zag!
