Anchor

Happy Friday Friends!

I hope & trust this post finds you all having a great day, that you had a wonderful week and that your weekend is off to an amazing start!

I had a truly amazing week. I traveled to the beautiful state of Kansas for work. On my flight from Houston to Dallas and then from Dallas to Kansas City I sat next to a woman who wanted to talk about raising teenagers, the challenges, the hopes, etc. It was definitely a God-ordained meeting. I left inspired, and challenged. On Wednesday morning I ordered breakfast at my hotel, turned around and walking directly toward me is one of the young men I was once privileged to coach. I had not seen him in more than 20 years. We hugged and then talked for a couple of hours. My heart was happy, full. He, like all of us, has his struggles & challenges, however he is determined to pursue the Lord and to be the man, husband & father that God created him to be. Thursday & Friday I was privileged to meet with some truly amazing people, champions in their fields. It is such an honor & privilege to do what I do. Then last night I got to come home to my amazing family. I am blessed, truly blessed, beyond measure.

Today I hope to provoke thought. I am currently reading "Get Your Hopes Up! Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day" by Joyce Meyer. Earlier this week I turned the page and written on page 128, Chapter 13, it says, "Hope Is Our Anchor." Something within my moved when I read those words..."Hope Is Our Anchor." I couldn't wait to begin reading the chapter. And at the same time I found myself asking, "What is your anchor?" And I wasn't looking to give myself the Sunday School answer here either! What really is the anchor of my life, demonstrated in my thoughts, words & actions.

Merriam-Webster.com defines anchor (at least the type I am referring to here) as: a person or thing that provides strength and support; a reliable or principle support; something that serves to hold an object firmly. So there it is Friends, the thought(s) or question(s) to ask ourselves. Who or what provides you & me with strength & support? Is it reliable, always (which is measurable) there for us? Does it hold you & I firmly so we are not blown away by the seasons of life?

Something that keeps banging around in my head is this; we so often associate the need for an anchor during the storms of life. A ship is in a storm so it drops its anchor to hold it in place. We certainly need an anchor for that don't we? We get news we don't want or something happens that shakes us to the core...we definitely need to be anchored at that moment, or perhaps better said is, we find out what we are anchored to at that moment. I would argue that the anchor is just as needed during the seasons of fruitfulness & prosperity. It is really easy for our little ship to drift away to a place we never intended to go during those seasons of life when everything seems to be going well. We might not stay as attentive as we should be, we let things slide or go that we shouldn't and then suddenly we find ourselves in dark, desperate places. Lost. Hopeless. I would propose that anchors aren't just for storms...they are for all parts of life. To keep us grounded in who & what we are, regardless of the situations, circumstances or seasons of life.

My hope today is not to make anyone feel bad or to condemn anyone...including myself! :) I simply want to ask you a few questions...and by the way, I am challenging myself with the same ones. What is your anchor? What is holding you in place? Are you being held in place...and I am talking at the principle, foundational level here, not physically? Do you find yourself getting blown off course by the challenges & adversities that we all face in life? Do you find yourself getting blown off course by the fruitfulness & prosperity that we all face in life? Our circumstances do not define us and our life purposes are greater than any challenge, fruit, adversity or prosperity we may encounter. Understanding this, are we staying the course regardless of what is happening in life? If not, perhaps we might want to check our anchor. It sounds like it is not doing it's job.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always be willing to help you any way I can.

Have a great day, a wonderful weekend and please cherish your precious families.

Kev