What is hope? What is your hope for 2022? Better health, better finances, better job, better relationships, better grades … we all start a new with newness of something in mind. New always brings change and change can be scary sometimes. The future can look scary on the horizon with the way the world seems to be spiraling out of control, changes for sure to come.
The good news is, we can have hope despite current circumstances or in whatever situation we find ourselves. There is always hope. Merriam-Webster defines hope as;
- 1. to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true,
- 2. to desire with expectation of obtainment or fulfillment,
- 3. to expect with confidence
What gives you hope or where do you place your hope? If you’re wanting good weather for travel do you place your hope in the meteorologist? Meteorologists are human and make mistakes, though they can be fairly accurate in their predictions. What about the future? In what or who are you placing your hope? Are you counting on yourself, family, friends?
Hebrews 6:19 says “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. …” Jesus is the only hope for this crazy world and our future. If we anchor in Him, our hope is firm and secure. No matter what happens in the world, which one day will pass away, God’s word will remain and it’s there in His word we can anchor ourselves in hope. Matthew 24:35 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”
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“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul…” Hebrews 6:19
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Welcome to the Kedge Anchor. This blog started from a time in my life where I no longer liked changes. Changes, like the waves in the ocean can turn us upside down sometimes and the currents of this life can take us to places we really didn’t intend to go. But changes are a part of life and the older I get the less I like them. Maybe you can relate. Sometimes storms form over the ocean and totally churn up our lives like the ocean floor. And when all is finally over, we feel depleted, drained, exhausted. Turning to God’s word first is always a good place to start and gain footing again. And sometimes God leads us to other sources for encouragement, family, friends, church family, and oddly enough, for me, back to the still calm waters (of the ocean).
Kedging is a nautical term “to draw (a vessel) along by hauling in on the cable of a light anchor that has been dropped at some distance from it, or (of a vessel) to be drawn in this fashion “ https://www.thefreedictionary.com/kedging Kedging is done in calm waters when one needs the boat to move forward or in the case when one is going against the wind. The sailor casts the kedge anchor out in the waters and pulls the boat towards the anchor.
In a season of wait, when we feel like we are at a stand still and perhaps we aren’t hearing God’s voice or when we are in the middle of the storm, we can draw to Him. (James 4:8) We can cast our anchor (of hope) out and take a step in faith toward God, read the Bible, recall a favorite verse, and cling to HIs words. He is our anchor for our soul (Heb. 6:19). When the storms and currents of life are changing our course and we find ourselves going against the wind, we can remain steadfast in His Word and love.
Be encouraged. You are not alone.
“Draw near to God and he will draw near to you…” James 4:8
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