You are My Anchor

You are My Anchor

Mark 4: 36-39 (NIV) - Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”  He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

When faced with our own storms, I feel as though we either cling to comfort or find ways to numb, or we can surrender into panic; just like the disciples did in the boat as a storm raged.  Often with either approach (comfort and panic), we don’t find the solutions or results we truly want. 

If you are a human in the world right now, I’m guessing you are experiencing your own challenges, obstacles.  I would challenge you to in times you have the impulse to turn to easy or even panic, turn to God.  There are endless ways to do that these days, one of my favorites is through music and intentionally listening to the words and using it as a meditation. 

A go to song that serves to be a faith meditation for me is “Anchor”, by Skillet.  Turn it on, take some slow deep breaths, and open your heart to how God can be your anchor in THIS moment.  Let his love permeate your heart and steady you in this world.  Let your faith calm your storms just as Jesus calmed the storm for his disciples in Mark 4:39.

Skillet sings,

Wave after wave, I’ve been sinking

So unto Your promise I’m clinging

You say that I’m strong, to You I belong

Keep holding on

You are my anchor

So steady me, steady me now…