Feeling Anchored

Recently I went through a struggle concerning feeling anchored.

My brother died unexpectedly and I had to go 600+ miles away to attend his service and take care of the family stuff that went with it.

I’d strongly felt God’s presence during the trip, but once I got home and reality set in I started to feel like I was floating. I felt aimless. Like I wasn’t anchored to anything. Just in a bit of limbo.

That is not a very good feeling.

I prayed and prayed and asked the Lord to help me feel more/better connected to Him (God). Then I got in my Bible and started looking at Scripture.

He led me to Hebrews 6.

In it the author is talking about the absolute certainty of God’s promises to us.

Verse 19 said it best-

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, (NIV)

Did you catch that?

Our hope in God’s promises is an anchor.

It’s our belief that God is who He says He is and that He’ll do what He says He will do that gives us hope and faith. It’s what binds us to Him.

When we hold on to this hope in Him we can live our lives according to His promises, knowing they are waiting for us both here and in the next life.

This is what will keep us anchored to Him. Unmovable. Unshakable. Secure.

Reminding myself that I do trust God, I have seen Him prove Himself trustworthy, and that He will do what He says He will do, made me feel better. It gave me peace and a sense of calm.

It helped me “right” myself as I balanced back out and felt anchored again.

I can tell you first hand, this was exactly what I needed.

I needed to be reminded that God is there for me no matter the circumstance, no matter the situation.

He is Who He said He is, and He will do exactly what He said he would do.

I am so thankful that God’s promises are true and I can trust Him no matter what!

 

For further reading: Hebrews 11