
Do you live a life that has direction and purpose? Or do you live a ‘rudderless’ existence? You are designed to live life with purpose and destiny. God created each one of us to live with purpose and destiny coursing through our veins. It is for this reason that when we resort to living life in a rudderless way, we know that we are not living to our full capacity. Don’t settle for a rudderless existence, pursue a purpose and fulfill a destiny.
WHAT IS A RUDDER?
A rudder is a device that is used to determine direction. It is used on ships. It is a vertical blade at the stern of a vessel that can be turned to change the vessel’s direction when in motion. It is also used on aircraft. It is a movable control surface attached to a vertical stabilizer, located at the rear of an airplane and used, along with the ailerons, to turn the airplane while in motion. In proportion to the size of the ship or the aircraft, a rudder is a very small device that makes a HUGE difference. A rudder, for the purpose of this discussion, is any means of directing or guiding a course.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE RUDDERLESS?
To be rudderless is to have no rudder. When we speak about being rudderless it means we are lacking in direction, control, or coherence. Here is an example: We speak about the confused and rudderless markets. What we mean is that the markets are going no-where. It means we are aimlessly drifting, adrift, afloat, directionless, planless or undirected. It also means we are purposeless – not evidencing any purpose or goal. This is no way to live, and yet some people will spend their entire lives aimlessly wondering along. Recently I heard someone speaking about my home country and they spoke of their concern that the country was rudderless. Even the world and the countries of the world seem to be operating like this these days. There is a lack of leadership and direction worldwide. You and I should determine that we will not live like that, even if it is the prevailing pattern. Rudderless ships get wrecked and rudderless planes always crash. The same is true in other situations: rudderless countries go into decline and rudderless individuals end up frustrated.
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