I am...an Anchor

Over the last few days I have been flooded with things that I am...I could blog 24/7 right now..lol..so today's topic..."I AM an Anchor"

This topic can probably have several parts and several days of writing..but it is based on this passage..Hebrews 6:19 This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls...lets define..

Hope-noun- the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. -verb- to believe, desire, or trust. Trust-noun or verb-to have confidence; hope..one more.. Anchor-noun- a person or thing that can be relied on for support, stability, or security.
Who doesnt want these qualities in their lives? someone to count on, depend on, be encouraged by and know no matter what..they got ur back...

Everyone is in a different place in life..we all have these changing things..jobs, kids, illnesses, life throwing us curveballs left and right..in my life i have probably moved 25 times..seriously..i always had to adjust to new friends, new environments, new rules every time i turned around...nothing was ever the same..i remember feelin lost and alone all the time...and when ever things did settle down..it felt like something was wrong because nothing was changing..talk about dysfunction..i wrote the book..as a teenager i remember desperately seeking God..i attended several churches of several denominations..but never felt i found Him..it wasnt until i was pregnant with Jalen that i think i really found Him..i joined this itty bitty church..the pastor ran an in-home daycare and a friend referred me to them when i needed to find a place to take Jalen when i went back to work..i loved it..most sundays no more than 20 people tops..but it was home to me..i sang in the choir(yes i sing and yes there was a choir..lol)..i taught sunday school(stop laughing)..and i wasnt alone anymore..God moved for me time after time and showed me things i had never seen..i understand some people are say.."well thats ur life" because they have never experienced it...but u have to seek it..seek and u shall find, right?..i wanted something constant..i wanted to change all the changing things and make it sit still for awhile...

on the flip side(because thats what i do)..the opposite of hope is discouragement..discouragement destroys hope..thats what satan wants...with no hope there is no joy and then ur back on that rollercoaster...feeling alone..but one thing i learned about myself was that i perservered...and finally made it around that stupid mountain...James 1:4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything...and isnt being and feeling complete what this is all about?..

I still have my cycles of away from God and near Him..a lot of us do..but the best part of it is KNOWING He is always gonna be there..He is constant and He is the anchor..He grounds us and keeps us from getting washed away with the current..and when we get really far out in the scary deep water..He can reel us in to safety...i want to have these qualities as a parent, spouse and friend...i want my kids to know..they can always come to me..and while they are testing their independence and sometimes get out too deep..i will always be there to reel them back to where its safe...i wanna be like Him when i grow up..lol..so today I AM AN ANCHOR...until next time.