November 17. Acts ch 18-21
HOW TO BE STABLE IN A CHANGING WORLD
“In the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,”
Hebrews 6:17-19 NASB1995
GOOD DAY: An anchor is a device that attaches to the sea bottom to prevent a boat from drifting. The sea is not rock solid calm like the ground it moves and carries anything not well anchored with it. The soul of man is the seabed of his life so the anchor must attach to the soul so that every wave will not carry one adrift. What is this anchor for the soul? The anchor for the soul is a word or principle on which the soul is hooked. It is the balancing concept of the soul that keeps it stable. What are the criteria for choosing an anchor in the physical?
Criteria for anchor selection
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reliability to set
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holding power
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ability to withstand veering (i.e. resetting qualities)
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susceptibility to damage
In the spiritual, the word of God has all these qualities in the highest level you can imagine. The word of God has God as its power and God is unchanging. To maintain my peace, joy, stability in a world that keeps drifting everyday and season, I have chosen two promises of God as my anchor. First is Jeremiah 29:11. “For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 AMP
And the second is
“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
Romans 8:28 NASB1995
So when a wind blows on the ship of my life, whatever it is, it will work for my peace and good to take me to my expected end. After repeating these thoughts to myself several times, my peace and joy level rises and stabilizes and I am able to praise God and receive guidance from Him. Try it, it works. It will save you from mental distress. A solid anchor for the soul is the solution to mental health issues.
Today’s exercise: choose the anchor for your soul from the word of God and repeat it to yourself until it hooks deep in your soul and your thought is in the direction of the anchor.
PRAY: Thank you Lord that I have You as the sure anchor for my soul and I am at peace.
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