Your Anchor is…

You felt on top of the world the day you surrendered your life into His care

You were sure life’s mountains and hills had been moved

Yes, the stone had been rolled away

The cloak of shame and guilt was gone

The weight of sin lifted

The truth had finally set you free

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But not too long after,

Doubt crept in like an entitled brat

You started to drift beneath the horizon

Your rough weathers left a winter in your soul

You crawled under the yoke of secret sins

You floundered with a bucket list of unanswered prayers

You wrestled with lonely days and gloomy nights

You almost threw in the towel

You wondered if this Jesus thing was a hoax

But still,

You fought

You fought so hard for a touch of the master’s hand

“God, why have you forsaken me?” became your anthem

But then,

It dawned on you that He never promised a frictionless existence

You remembered when He said that you’d be met with trials and tribulations

It became clear to you that to be a Christian is to not have everything figured out

You now understand why “farther along you’ll understand why”

Anchor

 :an iron instrument used for holding a ship

Anchor

:a strong metallic object dropped firmly into the bottom of the sea to prevent the ship from capsizing

Anchor

:a device used to prevent a ship from swaying or moving in the case of an angry storm

Anchor

: that which gives stability and security

And then came that moment

When you realised that He did not leave you comfortless in this dreary world

It occurred to you that in your raging storm, you have an anchor

Your anchor is your hope

Your hope makes you come alive

Your anchor is Christ

Your solid rock when everything around you is shaky

Your firm foundation when the enemy threatens to remove the ground beneath your feet

Your peace in the middle of a raging storm

Now you must know,

That even when you think He has forsaken you, He is right there with you

When your heart is unsteady, He is your steady hand

He is most present when He feels most absent

“You can trust Him even when you feel slain by Him”(Job 13:15)

In the rolling surges of weakness and sickness,

Your anchor is

Christ.