The Anchor of My Soul

[S] Hebrews 6:19-20 --
 ¹⁹This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,
 ²⁰where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

[O] The anchor is used to stabilize a ship from floating or drifting away in ocean.  That picture applying to my soul was a great concept for me today as I thought about how easily my soul can wonder off in midst of all the events taking place in my life coming at me like the ocean waves.  Without any anchor my soul will wonder far away into the ocean getting lost as the waves get stronger and stronger.  This anchor is the hope Jesus gave me by through His life on earth living out the full purpose of God.  This anchor is the hope for any and all situations I am and will be in.  This anchor is what will sustain me through ups and downs of my life.

[A] Even though doing God's ministry is a joy, it was never meant to be easy, per se.  In fact, in some ways there is agony of building up a ministry from ground up.  Much like a start-up company requiring a lot of sweat hours to bootstrap a viable business from a mere concept (or a dream), I believe kick-starting a God-inspired ministry requires a lot of efforts, struggling through challenges to bring them into fruition God intended.  One of the major stumbling block in carrying out His ministry is discouragement, and a simple definition of discouragement is absence of hope, and just like verse 19 states, without hope my soul will be anchorless.  So, I want to reattach my soul to His Hope for me that He had paved the way for me to have a direct access to God who is almighty, all knowing, and all powerful.  How can I have discouragement when I can tap into such a wonderful God?

[P] Dear God, forgive me for feeling discouraged with so many things coming my way in life when I can cast all of my burdens on You.  I want to anchor my soul to Your hope, and through that I want to steadfastly and all-out serve You rain or shine and seek Your wisdom to carry me forward.  I surrender the small group ministry to You once again because it is Your ministry after all.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.