drift

I know that for those of us living in Canada, we have experienced snow; not to mention growing up on the prairies and watching the drifts blow across the roofs, the streets and our roadways. But I’m not speaking about the cold recesses of winter winds and rivets of snow covering the earth. I’m referring to the drifting away from God. And there are lots of ways we do it.

As we “float along” on the daily sea of life, things are good when the water isn’t turbulant and we are anchored in the harbor. But when our eyes stray from the shore and we look beyond that vast expanse of water, we can be mezmorized and out of our element on the open sea.

I remember a time in Mexico when I was floating on my boogie board and relaxing as the waves lulled me and I basked in the sun oblivious to the fact that when I sat up to check my bearings, I was no where near my towel site! I had drifted away without even realizing it.

As Christian believers, we are in this world, often drifting along as we get caught up in the currents of our culture, but we need to be anchored to our faith in God. We spend time being sure of that because our spiritual lives are secure and depend on it. When we end up in the storm, in a world that is out of our spiritual element, we need to pay closer attention to who and what we are anchored to. When we get tossed about with the wind and the waves - the latest trends, politics or news; we know that we can hold to something solid. When we become lackadaisical and not caring about our spiritual health, we can drift off course so easily.

And so what do we do to stop ourselves from floating aimlessly on a sea of doubt or fear? What are some ways that we can be sure not to drift away in our faith?

Stay anchored to the Word for one. Daily reading of scripture gets us into God’s Word. Secondly, stay connected to the direct line of prayer to God. He hears each prayer and He knows our wants and needs and is able to do more than we can imagine. Finally, hold fast to the anchor of our faith - Jesus. He is truly the Way, the Truth and the Life. No man comes to the Father but through Him. To have Him as our friend and Savior; to have a personal relationship with Him, and to know that He loves us despite anything we have done is security. Anchor your soul.

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:19-20