I feel I may have shared this before but I like the verse so I am going to share it again!

My writing is purely my thoughts…sometimes it is based on a feeling or circumstance I am battling or celebrating, but most of the time I read something and a thought process gets triggered.

It is not always personal or directed in a certain direction but it does come from within me so it is natural for my thoughts to resonate within others too- that is why I choose to share them.

That being said:

Hebrews 6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain (vs 20- where Jesus has entered on our behalf).

The NIV study note writes that “our hope is secure and immovable, anchored in God, just as a ship anchor holds firmly to the seabed.”

2 things: #1~I randomly crossed over this page while on my way to 1 John so my thoughts are purely based on a pause to read what was highlighted as I moved on (I didn’t move on actually because I chose to write here instead!).

#2- I am no boatsman. I am not nautically inclined. I am not seaworthy. I have never sailed a ship but I have ridden in a few boats.

Keep that in mind.

When I envision an anchor being thrown over the side of a boat I see a few things.

First, calm water and the desire to swim in a designated area with the boat not floating away. It makes sense to use the anchor…even in the stillness of placid water.

Second, however, I see more turbulent water and the anchor being used to -again- stay put to accomplish a goal of some sort. Perhaps to wait for divers to surface, a search and rescue maybe, or to tag a shark…

The Bible records instances where an anchor was used to assist with riding out a storm so the boat would not be thrown too far off course.

Pirates of the Caribbean used the anchor to make tight turns so the Black Pearl would be victorious in battle.

In any of those situations, I envision a boat being held to something secure even as the water churned around them.

An anchor did not change the waves…I would think, sometimes, the waves may bang even harder into a boat that is being held stationary while the current and movement of the water was forceful against the boat.

What is holding the anchor, the boat, secure under the surface does not change what is happening on the surface…it sustains it no matter the conditions. It holds the boat steadier than if it was freely adrift. It keeps the boat from getting off course when the storms blow in.

That is our faith.

Sustains us, holds us steady, keeps us from getting off the plan that Gid has marked out for us.

My anchor is down…feels like it is dragging against the sea bottom some days..but, I have not moved. The waves are tossing me around a bit- some days worse than others- but I am sustained and secure.

I am clinging to my anchor.