You have prayed well, asking the Father for safe travels and that He calm the storm. But hear this: the storm that most needs calming is not the one outside the window, but the one within the soul. For it is not the raging of the wind or the pelting of rain that disturbs us, but the infirmity of our own minds. If we so order the mind that it may bear all things contentedly, we shall have no storm nor even a ripple, but always a clear calm.
Make your soul a Heaven. The Heaven is naturally bright, and even in a storm it does not become black; the clouds run together and cover it, but the Heaven itself does not change its appearance. So let no tribulation, no anxious thought about the journey, darken you. You carry within you the Sun of Righteousness, the Lord of the Sun, and you may become even better than Heaven. Lift yourself above the rains and the storms, and they will not reach you. This is not a matter of spending money or sweating in labor; it is enough to have the will, and all is done.
Do not be driven to perplexity if the storm still rages or if the way seems long. Remember how often we have fallen into dangers and would have perished, had not God held His hand over us. The very fact that you call upon Him in the name of Jesus is proof of His tender mercies. Direct your love toward Him, and let that love abound more and more in knowledge and discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent. Then your journey, however long, becomes a path of safety under His shield, and the storm a reminder of His encircling care.
Go forth, then, with thankfulness. Not only recounting the special mercies of the past, but already returning thanks for the protection to come. That is true faith. And as you travel, put a bridle on the tongue: no unseasonable reproaches, no anxious words, but a heart filled with the fruits of righteousness. And when you arrive, glorify Him who kept you, for He is your shelter, and with the Father and the Holy Ghost, He is worthy of glory, now and ever.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. 
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