Have you ever seen a baby bird or chick hatch? It is the most amazing thing to watch. Seeing new life is always encouraging and makes me happy. Baby chicks always remind me of the new life that spring brings. I love the blossoms despite the sneezing and coughing but it’s just an ahhhhh moment for me after a long cold winter.
These blossoms are just outside the house and God reminds me there is beauty in the struggle, even as we get ready to move and all the issues that come up, if we take the time to look there is beauty. God gave us new life through His Son. He can take our ashes and turn them into something beautiful.
Good Friday is the day the worst thing happened to the best person. This always gives me hope when I see something unfair or unjust and I ask why? If Jesus, perfect in every way took upon the sins of the world… how is that just? We live in a fallen world where we may have trouble, but Jesus overcame the world, John 16:33.
Jesus willingly died for our sins so that we could enter into His Kingdom with Him for eternity. He gives us new life.
Something fun for the kids and adults, a free coloring page. This is Sheldon. He’s been making an appearance since 2016ish on my various social media pages. This is free to print out. Make several copies have a coloring contest with the kids this Easter. Maybe stick some fun art supplies in their Easter baskets.
The Kedge Anchor - Anchored in Hope
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul…” Hebrews 6:19
The Kedge Anchor - About
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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