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This is the eleventh scene in my series of The Christian journey illustrations. Unlike all the other pictures this one is set on board a boat, sailing on rough seas. Pale sunlight from a setting sun on the left is illuminating a cloudy storm sky coming in from the right. The woman with dark brown hair & a blue dress is steering the boat, in this the third scene set in the summer time, which represents the woman’s middle life, both in terms of her chronological age and Christian maturity.

A storm is building, off to the right in this scene. If the woman were to head in that direction then she would be encountering even rougher seas than she is in at present! If you look closely you will see that the woman’s right hand is holding a compass. Below her hand is an open Bible. The implication of this is that the Bible can help to direct a Christian in times of turmoil, difficulty or uncertainty. The Bible can act like a compass, pointing to a direction that will help us.

Although invisible to the woman, we can see that there is both daemonic opposition & angelic assistance going on in the woman’s life. The daemons are determined to stir up trouble for the woman in the form of crashing waves, with which they intend to sink her boat. Indeed, one red daemon has grabbed hold of the side of the boat & is rocking it, trying to unsteady & deflect the woman. The angels are calming the sea storm the daemons are trying to build up & are helping the woman to stay on her chosen course.

Notice that one of the daemons has grabbed hold of the main sail of the boat & is trying to deflect the woman’s direction; trying to get her off course. To counter this opposition, an angel is filling the main sail to keep the woman on her chosen direction, which we notice is away from the approaching storm & towards the warm light of the setting sun, which represents the Lord God’s preferred direction for the woman: something that will benefit her and not harm her. The angel in front of the boat is pointing towards the setting sun, helping the woman to steer towards God & safety.

Here’s the rough pencil sketch I drew for this scene.

The Christian journey – Scene 11 – Direction difficulties (Female) – Greyscale Pencil