The old sailor looked at the skies and saw a dark storm coming. As the sea became rough and choppy, the old sailor calmly lowered the heavy chained anchor Link by link, battened down the hatches and went to bed for the night.
He knew the storm would be be rough. But he had faith in the grasp of the anchor. He knew his boat would be there in the morning.
Like that sailor, we have an anchor for our lives that can help us stand fast through the storms of life. Its called hope.
Hope therefore is the object upon which we direct our focus and energies. It is the conviction that no matter the circumstances, God's plans for our lives are for good and not for disaster, to give us a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11).
WHAT THEN CAN CAUSE OUR HOPE TO GO SOUR?
Often, we hope in the wrong things, so easy to place our hope in this material world. In fact, the things of the world do not provide a firm foundation for our lives. Only when we look to the truly firm foundation for the born living....JESUS CHRIST will we find a hope that anchor our souls.
If you've not been " born again", your hope is simply misplaced.
If you're feeling hopeless right now, consider where your primary hope is grounded. If its not in JESUS, come to him now to find a hope unlike any other. A sure foundation of hope that will carry you through the storms of life.
"This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast"
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